1CHANGE 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 → evolution
evolve 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。
2to 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。
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evolve• It may requireconsiderableskill 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 birdsevolved 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 realgolfspirit.• Brooks's original idea has now evolved into an official NASAprogram.• 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 financialcentre has evolved slowly.• If you want to be a poet, you must evolve your own style of writing.
ADVERB | VERB + EVOLVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤gradually, slowly逐漸演變;慢慢演變▸➤quickly, rapidly快速演變▸➤eventually最終演變◇the theory which eventually evolved from this study由這項研究最終形成的理論➤constantly, continually, continuously不斷演化;連續演變➤steadily穩步演化◇Veterinary medicine is steadily evolving to meet the demands of pet owners.動物醫學在穩步發展以滿足寵物主人的需要。➤considerably, dramatically, significantly巨大/戲劇性/重大變化◇The market has evolved considerably in recent years.近年來市場發生了巨大的變化。➤naturally自然進化▸➤differently, independently, separately不同地/獨立地/單獨地進化◇Monkeys in the New World evolved separately from those in the Old World.新大陸的猴子的進化獨立於舊大陸的猴子的進化。➤together共同進化◇Africa and its wildlife evolved together.非洲大陸和生活在那裏的野生動物們一起進化。VERB + EVOLVE➤continue to繼續演變➤tend to往往會演變◇Online games tend to evolve over time.網絡遊戲往往會隨時間發生變化。PREPOSITION➤according to根據⋯而演變◇Our products have been evolving according to the requirements of the times.我們的產品一直在隨時代需求而發展變化。➤from由⋯演變◇More complex animals gradually evolved from these very simple creatures.複雜的動物是由這些非常簡單的動物逐步進化而成的。➤into演變成⋯◇The protest movement has evolved into a well-organized political party.抗議活動演變成了一個很有組織的政黨。➤out of從⋯演變出◇A lot of Michael's work has evolved out of his experience with travel.邁克爾的許多作品是根據他的旅行經歷發展形成的。➤towards/toward朝着⋯演變◇the idea that society evolves towards / toward greater complexity社會朝着更加複雜的方向演變的想法PHRASES➤fully evolved, highly evolved完全/高度進化◇These are very highly evolved animals.這些是高度進化的動物。