devel什么意思_【devel_opment】什么意思_英语devel_opment的翻译_音标_读音_用法_例句_在线翻译_有道词典...

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 slow development of her skill as a writer"

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"

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"

(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"

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 elaborated