(verb.) undergo development or evolution; 'Modern man evolved a long time ago'.
(verb.) work out; 'We have developed a new theory of evolution'.
昌西整理
双语例句
The superadded circumstance which would evolve the genius had not yet come; the universe had not yet beckoned. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
As special breeds are developed by artificial selection, so new species evolve by a process of natural selection. 李贝.西洋科学史.
There are a few kinds of mines which evolve no gas, and in these naked lights are used. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
But it is absurd to suppose that these have an independent growth of their own, which left to itself would evolve a perfect speech. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
It had to go to school to Greco-Roman civilization; it also borrowed rather than evolved its culture. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
The battleship and one form of cruiser were evolved from the conflicting opinions of two opposite schools of design. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The net result of this work was the general type of machine of which the well-known phonograph of today is a refinement evolved through many years of sustained experiment and improvement. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
It was discovered in 1836 by Edmond Davy, who produced carburet of potassium, and evolved acetylene gas therefrom by decomposing it with water. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
In this way Edison invented the electric light and evolved the central station that should provide the current wherever it was needed. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The automobile is older even than the locomotive, and is, in fact, the early model from which the rail locomotive was evolved. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Thus constant devotion to pursuits strenuously demanding labour-saving devices evolved a race of keen inventors and mechanics. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Mr. Gryce's interest in Americana had not originated with himself: it was impossible to think of him as evolving any taste of his own. 伊迪丝·华顿.快乐之家.
They all pose as though their real opinions had been discovered and attained through the self-evolving of a cold, pure, divinely indifferent dialectic. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.