单词 | evolve |
释义 | e·volve (ĭ-vŏlv) v. e·volved, e·volv·ing, e·volves v.tr. 1. a. To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own. b. To work (something) out; devise: "the schemes he evolved to line his purse" (S.J. Perelman). 2. Biology To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes. 3. To give off; emit. v.intr. 1. To undergo gradual change; develop: an amateur acting group that evolved into a theatrical company. 2. Biology To arise or transform through evolutionary processes. [Latin ēvolvere, to unroll : ē-, ex-, ex- + volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] e·volva·ble adj. e·volvement n. |
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