devolve

美音：[dɪ'vɑlv] 英音：[dɪ'vɒlv]

简单释义：

v.移交；移归；流[滚]向下(向前)

网络转移；委托；委任

变形：

第三人称单数：devolves 现在分词：devolving 过去分词：devolved

完整释义：

1.移归,授与
2.转移,移交
3.流[滚]向下(向前)
4.委托
5.移让

例句：

BP officials and legal analysts say the company is trying to be careful to avoid letting the findings devolve into more mud-slinging.
来自英国石油的人士和法律分析师说，该公司正力图避免让调查报告进一步损害自身形象。
When the President is unable to do his duties, they devolve on the Vice - President.
总统无法行使其职责时，职责移交给总统行使。
Foreign officials and analysts say the skirmishes this year have great potential to devolve into military conflict.
外国专家认为，今年的一系列小冲突极有可能引发军事对抗。
Few aspects of civil society can devolve more quickly and more dangerously into personal civil war than the dissolution of a marriage.
比起婚姻的解体，民事社会中很少有这方面的事情能更快速，更危险地演变成个人内战。
The Allens, he believed, had lived near them too long, and he knew the young man on whom the Fullerton estate must devolve.
他相信艾伦夫妇和他们做了那么多年邻居，早就知道他们的底细了。再说，他还认识那个将来要继承富勒顿产业的青年。
The ruler was happy to devolve power to these companies, which were run like personal fiefs .
决策者很高兴将权力下放到这些公司，就像运营私人领地。
They devolve too little power to local staff and rarely promote non-Japanese to top management.
他们对当地员工下放权力太少，很少将非日本籍员工提拔到高层管理职位。
With a measure of good sense, a spat between the U. S. and China involving tires and chickens won't devolve into a trade war as well.
从好的方面来看，中国和美国之间关于轮胎和鸡肉的纷争将不会演变成一场贸易战。

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