Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #234
development
发展；改进
the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
- 1.
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
发展的过程；成长,定向变化
- 2.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
发展；改进
- 3.
The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
通过增加新细胞产生成熟的多细胞生物或其部分的过程
- 4.
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
演变；发展阶段
- 5.
Something which has developed.
已发展的事物
- 6.
(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
发育；生长
- 7.
A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
由一个或多个商业或住宅建筑组成的项目
- 8.
The building of such a project.
此类项目的建设
- 9.
The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
将新想法应用于实际问题(参见研究)
- 10.
The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
棋子的积极部署或其过程
- 11.
The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
对先前素材进行转化和重述的过程
- 12.
The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
奏鸣曲式的展开部,主题以变化形式再现
- 13.
The expression of a function in the form of a series.
函数展开为级数的形式
- 14.
The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
显影,使胶片潜影显现
发展的过程；成长,定向变化；通过增加新细胞产生成熟的多细胞生物或其部分的过程；演变；发展阶段；已发展的事物；发育；生长
In use
The development of the new park took two years.
Regular exercise is important for the development of healthy bones.
Recent developments in technology have changed the way we work.
he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
they funded research and development
the development of his ideas took many years
the slow development of her skill as a writer
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Connections
Collocations
- economic development
- 经济发展
- The government is focusing on economic development.政府正专注于经济发展。
- sustainable development
- 可持续发展
- The conference discussed sustainable development goals.会议讨论了可持续发展目标。
- child development
- 儿童发展
- Nutrition is crucial for child development.营养对儿童发展至关重要。
- new development
- 新发展
- There has been a new development in the case.这个案件有了新发展。
- development project
- 开发项目
- They are working on a large development project.他们正在做一个大型开发项目。
- development process
Learner notes
Memory Tip
devel部分形似devil（魔鬼），但发展是进步不是魔鬼。
Context & Register
Sense: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining. Register: neutral. Typical contexts: business, technology, urban planning. Note: 通常用于描述增长或改进的过程，在商业、科技、城市建设等领域比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the suffix '-ment' (pronounced /mənt/), but they do not rhyme with 'development' because their stressed vowels differ. For example, 'government' stresses the first syllable, while 'development' stresses the second. Be careful not to assume they sound the same based on spelling alone.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.