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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·volve /ɪˈvɒlv $ ɪˈvɑːlv/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive]  1 CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERif an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time 进化;进化形成 evolutionevolve from Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. 鱼是从史前的海洋生物进化而来的。 Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators. 动物进化形成了伪装,以保护自身不被捕食性动物所捕食。2 to develop and change gradually over a long period of time 逐步发展;逐渐演变 The school has evolved its own style of teaching. 学校逐步形成了自己的教学风格。 Businesses need to evolve rapidly. 各项业务需要快速发展。evolve out of The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists. 这一观点是从英国科学家的研究工作中逐步形成的。evolve into The group gradually evolved into a political party. 该团体逐步发展成了一个政党。→ See Verb table
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evolveIt may require considerable skill to calculate in just what circumstances particular acts will evolve.They evolve by changing the attitudes, accessibility and availability of the said sport.They feed, in the main, on flowering plants, themselves evolved from ancestors without flowers.Many scientists now believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs.In fact, biologists now know that eyes arose and evolved independently at least 40 times.Someday, I think, it will evolve into a place with real golf spirit.Brooks's original idea has now evolved into an official NASA program.The game evolved into the kind of event that you feared would either feature the headliner little, or not at all.Thereafter it evolved rapidly into a formidable force.The city's importance as a financial centre has evolved slowly.If you want to be a poet, you must evolve your own style of writing.evolve out ofThis black-owned family label, like those of Bobby Robinson and Lillian McMurry, evolved out of a record store.Melodies tend to evolve out of deep grooves.Duck and andouille sausage gumbo was another dish that evolved out of the early Creole and Cajun kitchens of Louisiana.
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evolve
evolve AC /ɪˈvɒlv $ ɪˈvɑːlv/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Word Family: verb: evolve; noun: evolution; adjective: evolutionary
1. if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time ⇨ evolution
    evolve from
    Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures.
    Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators.
2. to develop and change gradually over a long period of time:
    The school has evolved its own style of teaching.
    Businesses need to evolve rapidly.
    evolve out of
    The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists.
    evolve into
    The group gradually evolved into a political party.


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/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] 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。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] (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。🔊🔊~ sth The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw. 海豚已经进化出高度发达的下颌。🔊🔊