A
H ft : developing countries/nations/economies
AM ft
Sit / — compare underdeveloped
de-vel-op-ment /dTvelapmant/ noun
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GROWTH 1 [u] the gradual growth
of sth so that it becomes more advanced, stronger, etc. AM; AW;
ft A: a baby’s development in
the womb ftfa) l ift (ft A W O the development of basic skills such as
literacy and numeracy
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career development it (ft AM
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NEW PRODUCT fr A «p 2 [U, C] the process
of producing
or creating sth new or
more advanced; a new or advanced product Jf A; f
ij; M J& ^: the develop
ment of vaccines against
tropical diseases
(ftfijfftj 0 developments in aviation technology ft $ A fftffAlA^ O This piece of
equipment is an exciting new development.
—
see also research and development
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NEW EVENT 3^ A, 3 [C] a new event or
stage that is likely to affect what happens in a continuing situation
mmmu, amthe latest
developments in the war iA#-lftiil|fri®:M1# #£ o Are there further
developments in the investigation? UiWWiTlftjft
?
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NEW BUILDINGS frit 4 [C] a piece of land with new
buildings on it ifrffAE: a commercial/
business/housing development ]§} ik ft A E; §r It fffE E — see also ribbon
development 5 [U] the process of using an area of land, especially
to make a profit by building on it, etc. (AfiiftifeT^lftlJFA: He bought the land for
development.
de vel op men tal /di.velap'mentl/ adj. 1 in a state of developing
or being developed + i® ft ft (ft; Jf A ft (ft: The product is still
at a developmental stage.
2
connected with the development of sb/sth A M (ft; JA -fc ; i® it (ft: developmental
psychology AM7SI^ development area noun [Br£) an area where new
industries are encouraged in order to create jobs JfAE devi ant /'diiviant/ adj. different from what most
people consider to be normal and acceptable A IE W ift; ##6*1; fJra/i&#$Uft: deviant
behaviour/sexuality ff| A
/ ft ft A ► de-viant noun: sexual deviants i±
fi j£f# de-vi-ance /-vians/, de-vi-ancy /’diiviansi/ noun [U]: a study of social
deviance and crime Aft
Afii
deviate /‘diivieit/ verb [V] - (from sth) to be different from
sth; to do sth in a different way from what is usual or expected ; fi ^; H W: The bus had to deviate
from its usual route because of a road closure.
deviated from his original
plan. iffeM. Afi ^ § £ MfJJ (ft
int
de vi ation /.diivi'eijn/ noun ~ (from sth) 1 [U, C] the act of moving
away from what is normal or acceptable; a difference from what is expected or
acceptable # M; fi W
: deviation
from the previously accepted
norms jSWiAflc^(ft?®fJ 0 sexual deviation iftfi^ 0 a deviation from the
plan It #i+AJ 2 [C] (technical Ain) the amount by which a
single measurement is different from the average fi H : a compass deviation of
5° (=
from true north) A&fHH 5 f£ ( ftStlEilbffiW )
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see also standard deviation de-VIce O'" /dTvais/ noun
1
an object or a piece of equipment that has
been designed to do a particular job II ; ft#; #W; i& Hr: a water-saving device A/JC^K 0 electrical labour-
saving devices around the home Ait^A(ft##lCftft,#
2
a bomb or weapon that will explode 1$#; fft
#; lH W M S: A powerful device
exploded outside the station. o the
world’s first atomic device 3 a method
of doing sth that produces
a particular result or effect AS; Aft; ftAi; Sending advertising by
email
is very successful as a
marketing device. —
S, 4 a plan or
trick that is used to get sth that sb wants ; if ft; ifeif: The report was a
device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
]Tn 31 (ft ?£ ft o iT7m leave sb to their own
de'vices to
leave sb alone to do as they
wish, and not tell them what to do n/fjf ^A^fr^ll; Tf^AAfPA# devil /‘devl/ noun 1 the Devil (in the Christian,
Jewish and Muslim religions 3fi;Afcfn##rAtfc)the
most powerful evil being if; $£ ; fffc EL
Satan 2 an evil spirit $£ M.; II: They believed she was
possessed by devils, it ill Aft M Ji li ft
Iff W * 3
(iinformal) a person who behaves
badly, especially a child l1 J& .31: a naughty little devil ft
4 [informal) used to talk about sb and
to emphasize an opinion that you have of them ( UMftiTf
ft A # ft ) A , It ft: I miss the old devil, now that he’s gone. fSxEKiMo 0 She’s off to
for a month-lucky devil!
isJL!
buy both of them. A, ft if 7 nE! better
the ,devil you know (than the devil you don't) (saying) used to say that it is easier
and wiser to stay in a bad situation that you know and can deal with rather
than change to a new situation which may be much worse j&Iiiftgljfctt
*0, between the .devil
and the .deep blue sea in a difficult situation
where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices jftii £r; 2r A >J A the 'devil (old-fashioned) very difficult or
unpleasant # # ® $£; 4“ A # # A 'A: These berries are the
devil to pick because they’re so small, AA7, the .devil looks
after
his own [saying) bad people often seem
to have good luckifA^is; JfggWi&MM; ^AiW^A^the devil makes work for
idle hands [saying) people who do not have enough to do often
start to do wrong Affl A. fk A : She blamed the crimes
on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she
would say. >J Ji ^Alik#
“A-ffi, ifti” o a 'devil of a
job/time [old-fashioned) a very difficult or
unpleasant job or time ^A ( ^4A#E ) WA;
'A ) W 0 f : I’ve had a devil of a
job finding you. $^7 go to the 'devil!
[old-fashioned, informal) used, in an unfriendly
way, to tell sb to go away A#E$ like the
’devil [old-fashioned,
informal)
very hard, fast, etc. pp
; Mfj; A'ft: We ran like the devil $cf|JSSI#Vft„ speak/talk of the
'devil [informal) people say speak/ talk of the
devil when
sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly iftPJ A A, ^ A St 111: Well, speak of the
devil—here’s
f'J It, rn $r & 7 A ® ! what, where, who,
why, etc. the devil ... [old-fashioned) used in questions to show
that you are annoyed or surprised ( ft 7 fBJ 7)
,
S!l)fe-: What the devil do you think you’re doing? jff fij /K 717 ff A ? — more
at pay v.
devil-ish /'devalij/
adj. 1 cruel or evil
: a devilish conspiracy
M. #
Ph iS fS 2 morally bad, but in a way that people find attractive ( ALA Cl He was handsome,
with a devilish charm,
MiU
devil ish ly /'devalijli/ adv. [old-fashioned) extremely;
very ®M; ##: a devilishly hot day A
dev illed [BrE) [
dev ilment /'devlmant/ (also dev-ilry /’devlri/) noun [formal) wild behaviour that
causes trouble $5 §L;
JgiJ H771 MISCHIEF
.deviPs 'advocate noun a person who expresses
an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion
about a subject M ci S.
A; Often the interviewer
will