柯林斯詞典research and development 1. N the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones 研究與開發(fā) ( abbr: R & D) 返回 research and development劍橋詞典the part of a business that tries to find ways to improve existing products , and to develop new ones 研究與開發(fā) All our profits are re-invested in research and development . 我們的利潤全部被再投入到研發(fā)上。 返回 research and development