development
n
1 [U] developing or being developed (develop 1, 2, 3, 4) 发展; 发达; 发育; 成长; 出现; 显影; 开发
the healthy development of children 儿童的健康成长
encourage the development of small businesses 鼓励小公司的发展
land that is ready for development, ie ready to be built on 可以开发的土地(可在上面营建).
2 [C]
(a) new stage or event 新的阶段; 新事态
the latest development in the continuing crisis 这段持续危机的最新情况
We must await further developments. 我们必须等待事态的进一步发展.
(b) new product or invention 新产品; 新发明
Our electrically-powered car is an exciting new development. 我们的电动汽车是一项令人鼓舞的新发明.
3 [C] piece of land with new buildings on it 新近建造了房屋的一块土地; 新开发地
a commercial development on the outskirts of the town 在城郊的新商业区.
And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.