| 单词 | evolve |
| 释义 | evolve (ɪvɒlv ) Word forms: evolves , evolving , evolved 1. verb When animals or plants evolve, they gradually change and develop into different forms. The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females. [VERB] Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico. [VERB + from] ...when amphibians evolved into reptiles. [VERB + into] 2. verb If something evolves or you evolve it, it gradually develops over a period of time into something different and usually more advanced. ...a tiny airline which eventually evolved into Pakistan International Airlines. [VERB + into] Popular music evolved from folk songs. [VERB + from] As medical knowledge evolves, beliefs change. [VERB] This was when he evolved the working method from which he has never departed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: grow, develop, advance, progress Collocations: evolve an ability However, the perching ducks turned out to be a paraphyletic assemblage of various tropical waterfowl that happened to evolve the ability to perch well in their forested habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, more than 2.2 billion years ago, one group, the cyanobacteria, evolved the ability to use sunlight to break down water, making nutrients and liberating oxygen. Times, Sunday Times Snapping turtles have evolved the ability to snap because unlike other turtles, they are too large to hide in their own shells when confronted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At some point this parasite evolved the ability to infect the liver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many microfungi in biological soil crusts have adapted to the intense light conditions by evolving the ability to produce melanin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In particular, melting ice caps mean less room for polar bears, seals and penguins to live and breed - and most species cannot migrate or evolve fast enough to keep up. The Sun It's new, complex and evolving fast. Times, Sunday Times In contrast, the introns are under fewer selective constraints and tend to evolve faster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rodents have a much shorter generation time than humans, and so the theory was that they would have much faster mutation rates, and so evolve faster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They evolve gradually and organically, holding past, present and future in an equilibrium of mutual respect. Times, Sunday Times Instead, they say, democracy must evolve gradually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's more about evolving gradually; maybe a change of silhouette. Times, Sunday Times The scope of foreign military cooperation has evolved gradually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The particular system of modern medical specialities evolved gradually during the 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The same features evolved independently, in response to similar problems, in very different animals - a phenomenon known as convergent evolution. Times, Sunday Times (2015) For example, parasitism - one animal living off another - had evolved independently many times in the course of evolution. PREY (2002) They argue that complex nervous systems evolved independently in different groups of animals. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Botanical carnivory has evolved independently in five angiosperm orders. 2018, 'Phylogeny and Biogeography of Carnivorous Plant Family Nepenthaceae With Reference to the Indian Pitcher Plant Nepenthes Khasiana Reveals an Indian Subcontinent Origin of Nepenthes Colonization in South East Asia During the Miocene Epoch', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution We show that osmoregulatory capacity, rather than osmoconformity, has evolved independently in these different lineages. 2015, 'The comparative osmoregulatory ability of two water beetle genera whose species span the fresh-hypersaline gradient in inland waters (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae).', PLoS ONE Rebellious youths evolve naturally into the most conventional people you can imagine. Times, Sunday Times The way they worked enabled it to evolve naturally. Times, Sunday Times These evolve naturally as people age-in-place over time or migrate into the same area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, city people seem to be evolving naturally towards low-energy lifestyles. Times, Sunday Times These communities are not created to meet the needs of seniors living independently in their homes, but rather evolve naturally, as adult residents age in place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, diseases also reproduce rapidly, which means they can evolve rapidly. Times,Sunday Times We have created an environment in which a mild virus can evolve rapidly into a much more pathogenic and contagious form. Times, Sunday Times The parasite can evolve rapidly into new variants. Times, Sunday Times Modern threats evolve rapidly and confusingly. Times, Sunday Times If these evolve rapidly, they may be saturated with repeated mutations at the same site and consequently not be useful for phylogenetic reconstruction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fruit will not evolve resistance, because it cannot evolve. Times, Sunday Times The virus may also evolve resistance, further limiting their role. Times, Sunday Times Hosts continue to evolve resistance to parasites and parasites continue to bypass resistant mechanisms, continuously generating genetic variation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If other species can be preserved for long enough, they may evolve resistance as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This suggests that plague reduced in impact over the following centuries not because it became less virulent, but because human beings evolved resistance. Times, Sunday Times The stars have no major effect on each other, and essentially evolve separately. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each group's taste evolved separately as they were asked to rank the songs they heard in order of popularity. Times, Sunday Times Vertebrate brains and invertebrate brains often look and operate quite differently because the two groups split so long ago, evolving separately for millions of years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists believe the population was cut into three main groups, each of which then evolved separately. Times, Sunday Times He points out that the camera eye has evolved separately in very varied species (in octopuses, for example, as well as in mammals). The Times Literary Supplement Instead of chasing fast returns, he prefers to let the brand evolve slowly, naturally and at its own pace. Times, Sunday Times Family businesses are more likely to evolve slowly over time, rather than undergo similarly dramatic transformations. Times, Sunday Times However, each of these diseases can evolve slowly or rapidly from very subtle abnormalities before demonstrating the classic features that help in the diagnosis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because the delayed neutrons evolve slowly, this makes the reactor very controllable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her work evolved slowly and only rarely diverted into the use of radically different forms or materials. Times, Sunday Times These altered instructions then become more common through this 'natural selection' and, in time, new kinds of animals or plants evolve. Times, Sunday Times Here, plants evolve that have resistance to high levels of metals in the soil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plants evolve mechanisms of resistance to being eaten by caterpillars, including the evolution of chemical toxins and physical barriers such as hairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ree gives you a ringside seat to watch the riveting way their relationship evolves. Times,Sunday Times Their relationship evolves into one of mutual exploitation. Times, Sunday Times It's a weird one how the relationship evolves and you go from being their coach to a friend and mentor. The Sun Their relationship evolves at a surprisingly realistic pace through the ninety-minute play. The Times Literary Supplement The whole film revolves around the strange bond that develops between them and how their relationship evolves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As thematic vocabulary changes, the style evolves. Times, Sunday Times Is it important that a writer's style evolves or do you believe in 'if it ain't broken, don't fix it'? The Sun The painting style evolves during this process: the figures of recent years are stockier and some now possess eyelashes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 进化 Japanese: 進化する |
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