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evolve AW BrE /iˈvɒlv/NAmE /iˈvɑːlv/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they evolve BrE /iˈvɒlv/ NAmE /iˈvɑːlv/present simple - he / she / it evolves BrE /iˈvɒlvz/ NAmE /iˈvɑːlvz/past simple evolved BrE /iˈvɒlvd/ NAmE /iˈvɑːlvd/past participle evolved BrE /iˈvɒlvd/ NAmE /iˈvɑːlvd/ -ing form evolving BrE /iˈvɒlvɪŋ/ NAmE /iˈvɑːlvɪŋ/ [I, T] to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way (使)逐渐形成,逐步发展,逐渐演变◆~ (from sth) (into sth) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. 这种想法是从我在阁楼里发现的一幅画得到启发的。◆The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. 这家公司已逐步发展成一家大型的化工厂。◆~ sth (from sth) Each school must evolve its own way of working. 每所学校必须发展出自己的办学方式。 [I, T] (biology 生物) (of plants, animals, etc. 动植物等) to develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment 进化;演化◆~ (from sth) The three species evolved from a single ancestor. 这三种生物从同一祖先进化而来。◆~ sthThe dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw. 海豚已经进化出高度发达的下颌。 |