Noun:
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining;he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
they funded research and development
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage especially a more advanced or mature stage;the development of his ideas took many years
the evolution of Greek civilization
the slow development of her skill as a writer
biology the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level;he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation;recent developments in Iraq
what a revolting development!
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful;the development of Alaskan resources
the exploitation of copper deposits
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose;such land is practical for small park developments
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing as in the early part of a game of chess;after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible;the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
music the section of a composition or movement especially in sonata form where the major musical themes are developed and elaborateddevelopment，evolution这两个名词都表示“发展”或“进化”之意。
development强调通过一系列自然过程或人工方法使某物潜在或隐藏的可能性显露出来，得以实现。
evolution侧重指事物由简到繁，由低级到高级的连续发展，强调变化或演变。
直接源自法语的developpor，意为展开。
用作名词 n.
动词+～affect development影响发展await development等待事态的进一步发展check development妨碍发展encourage development鼓励发展prevent development阻碍发展promote development促进发展trace development探索发展undergo development经历了发展形容词+～all-round development全面的发展fresh development新发展healthy development健康的发展historical development历史的发展intellectual development智力发展latest development最新的进展情况marked development显著的发展变化recent development最近的发展情况名词+～commercial development商业发展language development语言的演化介词+～in development在研制中under development在研制中～+介词development from从…发展而来development of a seed一粒种子的发展过程development of Siberia西伯利亚的开发
development-al…的-ly像⇒n.发展⁶⁹;开发²⁵;生长¹;进展⁴;摄显影;新开发区¹n.发达;展开;扩充;进化;新建住宅区;已开发的土地;研制;培育;形成;发展的结果;产物;研制成果;发展阶段;新变化;新动向;发达物;事态发展;开辟;开拓近义词 out出event大事stage舞台issue议题change变化result结果upshot结果suburb郊区advance前进culture栽培progress进步training训练increase增加incident事变build-up增强growthU增长expansion膨胀evolution进化education教育extension延长promotion提升formation形成filling充填物growing增强的occurrence发生maturation化脓broadening加宽enrichment丰富blossoming开花advancement前进improvement改进enlargement扩大enhancement增强furtherance促进flowering开花的preparation准备circumstance环境exploitation开发ontogeny个体发生amplification扩大developing发展中的elaboration详细阐述ontogenesis个体发生happening偶然发生的事…反义词 decline下降decay使衰退nondevelopment不发育
用作名词n.A secret device is now in development for ground troops.一种供地面部队用的秘密武器装置正在研制中。
It is interesting to trace his development as a craftsman.探索他作为一个手艺人的成长过程是很有趣的。
The tribe's development was more primitive than that of their neighbours.那个部落处于比邻近部落更原始的发展阶段。
The process of cultural development is additive.文化的发展过程是累积的。
China's industry is under continuous development.中国的工业在不断地发展着。
Railways are essential to the economic development of a country.铁路对一个国家的经济发展十分重要。
Newton's laws were fruitful for the future development of science.牛顿定律对科学发展起了很大作用。
Because he has stopped reading his technical journals, he was ignorant of the new developments in his field.由于他停止看技术方面的东西,他对这个领域的发展一无所知了。
This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中级阶段。
This is the late development of science.这是一项科学新发展。
It is vital that we should be kept informed of all developments.重要的是我们必须熟悉所有的发展情况。
The company is awake to these new developments.该公司意识到这些新的发展。
We must await further developments.我们必须等待事态的进一步发展。
How is the economic development zone going on?现在经济开发区怎样了?
n.名词
development的基本意思是“发展,发达,开发”,指某人或某事〔物〕的抽象的进展; 还可指其具体的进展情况,即“新阶段,新发明”。development有时还可指“新开发地”或一个可能影响一个地区局势的事件或新闻。
development还可作“显影”解,此时是不可数名词。
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The ACES equipment represents the latest in Raytheon's developmentally mature aircraft self- protection technology.
ACES装备代表了雷声公司最新的飞机自防御技术。 www.etiri.com.cn
At 5, Jack is somewhat delayed developmentally, still living wholly in the unity he feels with his mother.
五岁的杰克有些发育迟缓，依然认为自己与母亲是一体的。 yeeyan
At about six months of age, an infant is also developmentally ready for other foods.
婴儿在大约6个月龄时可以开始吃其他食物。 who
Democratic bloggers in Colorado also took Palin to task for her opposition of a ballot measure that would increase the state sales tax to pay for services for the developmentally disabled.
科罗拉多的民主党博主们也开始反对佩琳的一项竞选提议，该提议要求增加国家销售税，以支持对丧失能力者的服务费用。 yeeyan
Early childhood specialists, concerned with ever accelerating curriculum demands, are advocating delayed entrance of boys into kindergarten, to give them time to catch up with girls developmentally.
幼儿专家考虑到不断增长的课程要求，提倡男孩晚些进入幼儿园，给他们时间以便赶上女孩的发展。 iciba
He sees his belief affirmed in how the community has embraced his developmentally disabled grandchild.
当他看到社会接受了他发育缺陷的孙子，他更加确信这个信仰。 putclub
I later learned that Mitzi was developmentally disabled.
后来我得知，米茨患有发育不全症。 yeeyan
Parents tend to expect behaviors before the child is developmentally ready.
父母总是会在孩子到达一个发展阶段前就期待他们能有那种作为。 yeeyan
They should be: developmentally appropriate, realistic. child oriented, and success oriented.
这样的期望应该是与发展相适应的、切合实际的、面向孩子并以成功为导向的。 yeeyan