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research and development

noun
🔊/rɪˌsɜːtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/, 🔊/ˌriːsɜːtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/
🔊/ˌriːsɜːrtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/, 🔊/rɪˌsɜːrtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/
 [uncountable]
(abbreviation R & D)
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  1. (in industry, etc.) work that tries to find new products and processes or to improve existing ones研究和开发
    • They pour millions of dollars into research and development.他们投入数百万元进行研发。
    • I do a lot of research and development work in my job.我的工作涉及大量研发工作。
    Topics Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryResearch and development is used before these nouns:
    • expenditure
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