development

n.

1. 发展, 生长
   • The tribe's development was more primitive than that of their neighbours.
     那个部落处于比邻近部落更原始的发展阶段。
2. 新阶段, 新事态; 新产品, 新发明
   • This new rose is a development from a very old kind of rose.
     这一玫瑰新品种是由一种很老的品种培育而成的。
3. 新开发地
   • How is the economic development zone going on?
     现在经济开发区怎样了?