mature, ripen, age, develop

動詞 develop:

1. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
2. work out
   同義詞：evolve, germinate
3. gain through experience
   同義詞：acquire, evolve
4. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   同義詞：grow, produce, get, acquire
5. come into existence; take on form or shape
   同義詞：originate, arise, rise, uprise, spring up, grow
6. change the use of and make available or usable
   同義詞：build up
7. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
   同義詞：explicate, formulate
8. create by training and teaching
   同義詞：train, prepare, educate
9. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;
10. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
11. become technologically advanced
    同義詞：modernize, modernise
12. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    同義詞：make grow
13. generate gradually
14. grow emotionally or mature
    同義詞：grow
15. make visible by means of chemical solutions
16. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
17. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
18. move into a strategically more advantageous position
19. elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
20. happen
    同義詞：break, recrudesce
21. expand in the form of a series

1. He developed into a strong leader.
   他成長為一名堅強(qiáng)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。
2. Modern music was first developed in Italy.
   現(xiàn)代音樂最初是在意大利發(fā)展起來的。
3. The machine developed the same fault again.
   這臺機(jī)器有出現(xiàn)了同樣的毛病。

de.vel.op

v.（動詞）
de.vel.oped,de.vel.op.ing,de.vel.ops
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment:
開發(fā)：把潛在的因素引向完善：
例句：
an instructor who develops the capabilities of each student.
激發(fā)每個學(xué)生潛能的導(dǎo)師

To expand or enlarge:
擴(kuò)展，使變大：
例句：
developed a national corporation into a worldwide business.
把國內(nèi)企業(yè)擴(kuò)展成世界性的企業(yè)

To aid in the growth of; strengthen:
強(qiáng)化，加強(qiáng)：幫助成長；加強(qiáng)：
例句：
exercises that develop muscles.
運(yùn)動促進(jìn)肌肉生長

To improve the quality of; refine:
改良，增進(jìn)：提高質(zhì)量；精煉：
例句：
develops his recipes to perfection; an extra year of study to develop virtuosic technique.
改良烹調(diào)變得更完善；多學(xué)一年以便進(jìn)一步提高鑒賞能力

To cause to become more complex or intricate; add detail and fullness to; elaborate:
使復(fù)雜：使變得更加復(fù)雜；增加細(xì)節(jié)；使變得復(fù)雜：
例句：
began with a good premise but developed it without imagination.
由一個好的前提開始，卻由于毫無想象力而將其變得越來越復(fù)雜

Music To elaborate (a theme) with rhythmic and harmonic variations.
【音樂】 使主題音樂繁復(fù)變調(diào)：用有節(jié)奏的和諧的變化使（弦律）更加精妙

To bring into being gradually:
逐漸形成：
例句：
develop a new cottage industry.
逐漸形成新的家庭手工業(yè)

To set forth or clarify by degrees:
逐步提出，逐步闡明：
例句：
developed her thesis in a series of articles.
用一系列文章逐漸闡明她的論文

To come to have gradually; acquire:
逐漸擁有；獲得：
例句：
develop a taste for opera; develop a friendship.
培養(yǎng)對歌劇的鑒賞力；發(fā)展友誼

To become affected with; contract:
感染；受…傳染：
例句：
developed a rash; developed agoraphobia.
傳染上了皮疹；傳染上曠野恐懼癥

To cause gradually to acquire a specific role, function, or form, as:
逐漸獲得：使逐漸獲得某一特定的地位、功能或形式，例如：
To influence the behavior of toward a specific end:
影響：朝著某一特定目標(biāo)的影響行為：
例句：
an investigator who develops witnesses through flattery and intimidation.
調(diào)查員利用恭維和恐嚇來影響證人

To cause (a tract of land) to serve a particular purpose:
開發(fā)利用土地：使（一塊土地）為特定的目的服務(wù)：
例句：
developed the site as a community of condominiums.
將這個地方建設(shè)成一個共同管轄的社區(qū)

To make available and effective to fulfill a particular end or need:
使有用：為滿足某個特定的目的或需要而使…有用，使…有效：
例句：
develop the state`s water resources to serve a growing population.
發(fā)展該州的水資源以滿足不斷增長的人口的需求

To convert or transform:
轉(zhuǎn)換，轉(zhuǎn)變：
例句：
developed the play into a movie.
把戲劇改編成電影

Games To move (a chess piece) to or toward a more strategic position.
【游戲】 將棋子移自有利位置：朝某個更具戰(zhàn)略性的位置移動（棋子）

To process (a photosensitive material), especially with chemicals, in order to render a recorded image visible.
洗相：為了使記錄的圖象可見，可處理（光敏物質(zhì)），尤指用化學(xué)物質(zhì)處理
To render (an image) visible by this means.
使顯影：通過洗相使（圖象）可見
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state:
發(fā)展成熟：按階段向更高級或更成熟的狀態(tài)生長：
例句：
With hard work, she developed into a great writer.See Synonyms at mature
經(jīng)過艱苦地工作，她成為一位偉大的作家參見 mature

To increase or expand.
增長，擴(kuò)展
To improve; advance:
提高；發(fā)展：
例句：
Their skill developed until it rivaled their teacher`s.
他們的技藝不斷增長，最后，可以與他們的師傅相匹敵了

To come gradually into existence or activity:
逐漸形成：逐漸出現(xiàn)，逐漸被激發(fā)：
例句：
Tension developed between students and faculty.
學(xué)生和教職員工之間關(guān)系逐漸緊張起來

To come gradually to light; be disclosed:
暴露：逐漸顯示出來；被揭露：
例句：
reports the news as it develops.
跟蹤報道新聞

Biology
【生物學(xué)】
To progress from earlier to later stages of a life cycle:
進(jìn)化：從生命周期的早期階段發(fā)展到后期階段：
例句：
Caterpillars develop into butterflies.
毛蟲進(jìn)化成蝴蝶

To progress from earlier to later or from simpler to more complex stages of evolution.
進(jìn)化：從進(jìn)化階段的早期到末期或從簡單到復(fù)雜的發(fā)展過程

來源：
French développer
法語 développer
from Old French desveloper
源自 古法語 desveloper
des- [dis-]
des- [前綴，表.不，沒有.]
voloper [to wrap] [possibly of Celtic origin]
voloper [把…包起來] [可能源于塞爾特語]

【引伸】
devel.opable
adj.（形容詞）