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devolve v.委任；移交；退化 (1) 我们把这件事全托付给你了，你看着办吧。(2) 我们将委托贵公司作为我公司在中国的独家业务代理。(3) 在他生病期间，他的大部分工作将移交给我。(4) 要将更多的权力交给地方政府。 The de- in devolve is a clue to its meaning. When things devolve, they deteriorate, degenerate, fall apart, go to the dogs, and generally end up worse. When a classroom gets loud and rowdy, a teacher might say the class has devolved. There is another, less negative, meaning of devolve. You can devolve responsibilities: for example, the U.S. government could devolve a certain responsibility to the states. The non-negative meaning of devolve is kind of like passing things on in a will. If I devolve something to you, you inherit it.

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英 [dɪ'vɒlv] 美 [dɪ'vɑːlv] (1) We devolve this affair on you, so do as you see fit.(2) We devolve your company as a single agent in China.(3) While he's ill, most of his work will devolve on me.(4) More power is to be devolved to regional government. You've probably heard that organisms evolve over time. Well, life is complicated, and sometimes things devolve instead — to devolve is to get worse instead of better. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）(权力、职责等)下放；（使） 移交 If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them.   [V n to n]  [V n]  [V upon/on n]...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments...将权力分散并下放给地方政府的需要We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility...我们已有意识地下放职责。A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient.这笔费用的很大一部分落在病人身上。

英语单词	devolve
英美音标	英 [dɪ'vɒlv] 美 [dɪ'vɑːlv]
中文释义	v.委任；移交；退化
英语例句	(1) We devolve this affair on you, so do as you see fit. (2) We devolve your company as a single agent in China. (3) While he's ill, most of his work will devolve on me. (4) More power is to be devolved to regional government.
中文例句	(1) 我们把这件事全托付给你了，你看着办吧。 (2) 我们将委托贵公司作为我公司在中国的独家业务代理。 (3) 在他生病期间，他的大部分工作将移交给我。 (4) 要将更多的权力交给地方政府。
vocabulary简明	You've probably heard that organisms evolve over time. Well, life is complicated, and sometimes things devolve instead — to devolve is to get worse instead of better.
vocabulary扩展	The de- in devolve is a clue to its meaning. When things devolve, they deteriorate, degenerate, fall apart, go to the dogs, and generally end up worse. When a classroom gets loud and rowdy, a teacher might say the class has devolved. There is another, less negative, meaning of devolve. You can devolve responsibilities: for example, the U.S. government could devolve a certain responsibility to the states. The non-negative meaning of devolve is kind of like passing things on in a will. If I devolve something to you, you inherit it.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）(权力、职责等)下放；（使）移交 If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them. [V n to n] [V n] [V upon/on n] ...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments... 将权力分散并下放给地方政府的需要 We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility... 我们已有意识地下放职责。 A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient. 这笔费用的很大一部分落在病人身上。

Devolve Things [V N Power Regional Meaning Responsibility