evolve
/ɪˈvɒlv/verb
1
- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form逐步发展; 演进：
no obj. the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer这家公司已发展成为一家主要的化工产品制造商
the Gothic style evolved steadily and naturally from the Romanesque
哥特式建筑是由罗马式建筑逐步并自然地发展而来的
with obj. each school must evolve its own way of working.每所学校必须逐步改进自身的工作方法。
1.1
- (with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations, especially as a result of natural selection（指有机体或生物特征）进化; 演化：
no obj. the populations are cut off from each other and evolve independently.那些种群被相互隔绝了起来并任其独立进化。
2
- with obj. Chemistry give off (gas or heat)【化】释放（气体）; 散发（热量）。
派生词
evolvable
adjectiveevolvement
noun词源
early 17th cent. （in the general sense 'make more complex, develop'）： from Latin evolvere, from e- （variant of ex-） 'out of'+volvere 'to roll'.