evolving

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I When animals or plants evolve, they gradually change and develop into different forms. 進化
The bright plumage of many male birds was thought to have evolved to attract females. 許多雄鳥的鮮豔羽毛被認爲是爲吸引雌鳥而進化來的。
Birds are widely believed to have evolved from dinosaurs. 鳥類普遍被認爲是從恐龍進化而來的。
2. V-T/V-I If something evolves or you evolve it, it gradually develops over a period of time into something different and usually more advanced. 使…逐步發(fā)展; 逐步發(fā)展
...a tiny airline which eventually evolved into Pakistan International Airlines. …最終發(fā)展成爲巴基斯坦國際航空公司的一家小型航空公司。
Popular music evolved from folk songs. 流行音樂由民歌縯變而來。