网络释义专业释义英英释义
devolve [ di'vɔlv ]
-
v.
-
pass on or delegate to another
"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
-
be inherited by
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
-
grow worse
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
同义词： deteriorate drop degenerate
-
pass on or delegate to another
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
devolve /dɪˈvɒlv/ TEM8 ( devolving, devolved, devolves )
-
1.
V-T/V-I If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them. (权力、责任) 下放
例：...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments.
…把权力分散下放到地方政府的需要。
例：The best companies are those that devolve responsibility as far as they can.
最好的公司是那些尽可能把责任下放的公司。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
-
The stream devolves from the mountains.
溪流从山顶流下。
-
The necessity for making decisions devolves on him.
作出决策乃当务之急，此事必然地落在他身上。
-
Inquiry, indeed, is a work which devolves upon experts.
探究确实是移交给专家的一项工作。
-
I think that if a classroom devolves to the point where physical force is required to gain control,
我认为，如果一个课堂秩序十分混乱，以至于要用武力来维持秩序，
词组短语
应用推荐