developing

Word family  noun developer development redevelopment adjective developed ≠ undeveloped developing verb develop redevelop

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·vel·op·ing /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective  1  PTa developing country is a poor country that is trying to increase its industry and trade and improve life for its people 〔国家〕发展中的 → developed, underdevelopeddeveloping countries/nations aid to developing countries 对发展中国家的援助 poverty and hunger in the developing world 发展中国家存在的贫困和饥饿developing economies/markets the developing economies in Eastern Europe 东欧发展中的经济体2  growing or changing 生长的；变化的 the growth of the developing embryo 发育中胚胎的生长 a developing crisis in Washington 华盛顿日益加深的危机

Examples from the Corpus

developing• Good nutrition is very important to a developing child.• In two developing countries, the lowest frequency of fetal mortality is at births above second but below sixth or seventh order.• Objective: to promote international trade, particularly that of developing countries, with a view to accelerating economic development.• the developing crisis in the Middle East• This hormone is produced by the developing embryo within a few days of the egg being fertilised.• a developing fetus• These drugs are effective in the developing stages of the disease.developing countries/nations• The uneven impact of the debt crisis on developing countries can be seen in each of four groups.• Through membership of the International Labour Organisation, developing countries commit themselves to its core principles.• Road transport accounts for one-fifth of world carbon-dioxide output, and the share may grow as developing countries get wheels.• Average birth rates for women in developing countries have fallen from six per woman to three in the past three decades.• Deep structural changes will be necessary in developing countries if literacy is to go beyond the citadels of the elites.• Innovations in this area could lead to a positive flow of information from developing countries to the North.• Developed countries are responsible for most past and present emissions: developing countries will account for nearly all future growth.• It report points out that, in many developing countries, women are primarily responsible for subsistence farming.

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developing
de‧vel‧op‧ing /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/ adjective1. a developing country is a poor country that is trying to increase its industry and trade and improve life for its people ⇨ developed, underdeveloped
    developing countries/nations
    aid to developing countries
    poverty and hunger in the developing world
    developing economies/markets
    the developing economies in Eastern Europe
2. growing or changing:
    the growth of the developing embryo
    a developing crisis in Washington
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ poor having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places: Many families were too poor to pay for education. | poor countries
   ▪ hard up/broke (also skint British English) [not before noun] informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words: I’m a bit hard up at the moment | We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.
   ▪ developing [only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry: The disease is found mainly in developing countries. | the developing world
   ▪ deprived [usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas: The charity works with deprived children in the inner city. | one of the most deprived areas of London
   ▪ disadvantaged especially written used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
   ▪ needy having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people: More help should be given to needy families. | We offer scholarships for needy students.
   ▪ destitute especially written having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation: Her family was left destitute after her father died. | destitute refugees
   ▪ impoverished formal impoverished people and places are very poor: out-of-work miners and their impoverished families | The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods. | one of the world’s most impoverished countries
   ▪ poverty-stricken written extremely poor: poverty-stricken areas | They were left poverty-stricken.
   ▪ penniless especially literary having no money: She died penniless. | a penniless student

de·vel·op·ingBrE /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a country, society, etc. 国家、社会等) poor, and trying to make its industry and economic system more advanced 发展中的◆developing countries/nations/economies 发展中国家／经济体  ➡  compare underdeveloped