devolve

美 [dɪˈvɑːlv]英 [dɪˈvɒlv]
  • v.(使)(权力、职责等)下放;移交

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

devolvedevolve

verb

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(将职责、责任、权力等)移交,转交,委任
to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you

The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.

中央政府将大部分征税权移交给了地方当局。

devolve

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  • 1
    V-ERG (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.

    ...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

verb

1
grow worse
Her condition deteriorated
Conditions in the slums degenerated
The discussion devolved into a shouting match
Synonym: deteriorate drop degenerate
2
be inherited by
The estate fell to my sister
The land returned to the family
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
Synonym: fall return pass
3
pass on or delegate to another
The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital

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  1. 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。

  2. David Cameron is sticking to his plans to devolve more power to those directly delivering the services , cut out bureaucratic middle men and enhance competition .

    卡梅隆坚持自己的计划,即把更多权力移交给这些直接服务的机构,裁减打官腔的中间人员,加强竞争。

  3. The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities .

    中央政府将大部分征税权移交给了地方当局。

  4. 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。

  5. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility

    我们已有意识地下放职责。

  6. More powers are gradually being devolved to the regions .

    正逐步向地方下放更多的权力

  7. Study on Teachers ' Incentive Mechanism in Devolved College

    转隶高校教师队伍管理激励机制问题研究

  8. It devolves on you to make good use of the available funds .

    好好利用这笔可用资金,这个任务就交给你了。

  9. More power is to be devolved to regional government .

    要将更多的权力交给地方政府。

  10. The second part : The research foreign and Taiwanese real estate devolving tax .

    第二部分:国外及台湾地区房地产流转税的研究与借鉴。介绍了国外和台湾地区的房地产流转税的征收情况,主要介绍了英国的增值税、营业房产税、继承税和印花税;

  11. At its most basic , it means devolving decision-making from central to local government .

    最简单的说法是,这意味着将决策权从中央转移到地方政府。

  12. The methods by which authority can be devolved to local and regional communities .

    将权力下放给地方及地区的方法。

  13. Central government is facing growing pressures to devolve authority on the regions .

    中央政府面临日益增加的压力,要求把权力下放给各地区。

  14. The Education Department should devolve more responsibility to schools with a view to improving their management .

    *教育署应把更多职权下放给学校,藉以改善学校管理。

  15. In Northern Ireland , we must work to ensure that the devolved institutions function effectively .

    在北爱尔兰,我们必须努力确保移交的机构有效运转。

  16. And they 'll devolve back to the animals they really are .

    他们就会退化为动物这一本来面目。

  17. The responsibility of giving the daughter away , devolved upon the aged .

    嫁女儿的责任则落在老人家身上。

  18. In the course of one of them it devolved upon him to sign a document .

    在一次这样的游戏中,轮到他在一个文件上签字。

  19. When my boss is away , his work devolves on me .

    经理不在时,他的工作归我负责。

  20. The United Kingdom is said to have a unitary state with a devolved system of government .

    英国政府对英格兰的态度是允许英格兰建立民选的政府,但没有立法权。

  21. You let this situation devolve to where it is .

    是你让事态一发不可收拾

  22. The debate about devolving power to Scotland goes back more than a century .

    关于向苏格兰下放权力的辩论可追溯至一个多世纪以前。

  23. Later , the custom devolved to just one person crossing his or her fingers .

    之后,这个习惯演变成为一个人交叉自己的手指。

  24. and for the best interests of the country the manifold duties devolved upon me .

    为国家的最高利益行使赋予我的多重责任。

  25. The necessity for making great decisions devolves , not upon him , but upon those others .

    必须作出重要决定的权力没有落在他身上,而是落在其他那些人身上。

  26. However , if we devolved decision-making and focused on local communities , then why not ?

    然而,假如我们可以下放决策层的权力而注重当地社区,那么为什么不这么做呢?

  27. Too much responsibility is devolved to local governments that usually try hard to shirk it .

    当地政府总是想方设法地要推卸掉下放给他们的过多责任。

  28. Going on leave , he devolved his duties on his deputy .

    他休假前把职责移交给副手。

  29. The necessity for making decisions devolves on him .

    作出决策乃当务之急,此事必然地落在他身上。

  30. The duty of forming a cabinet has again devolved on Mr. Smith .

    组阁的任务又落到了史密斯先生的肩上。

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devolve sth to/on/upon sb

(将职责、责任、权力等)移交,转交,委任
to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you

The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.

中央政府将大部分征税权移交给了地方当局。

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