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turn verb GO ROUND
B2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line（使）转动；（使）旋转
The earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours.地球每24小时绕地轴自转一周。
She turned on her toes, holding out her skirt.她拎起裙摆踮着脚尖旋转。
The wheels started to turn (around).轮子开始转动了。
Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can.以最快速度打轮。
She turned the doorknob and quietly opened the door.她转动门把手，悄悄地开了门。
Slowly, I turned the door handle.我慢慢地拧动门把手。
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There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly.
I heard someone turn a key in the lock.
She turned the handle and slowly opened the door.
We watched as the sails of the windmill slowly started to turn.
When this wheel turns, it makes those big stones turn which grind the grain into flour.
turn verb CHANGE DIRECTION
A2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving（使）转向；（使）转身
Turn right at the traffic lights.在红绿灯处向右拐。
The path twists and turns for the next half mile.接下来这条小路有半英里是弯弯曲曲的。
We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right.我们必须在下一个路口往右拐。
Plants tend to turn towards the source of light.植物往往朝向光源生长。
She turned to face him.她转过身面对他。
He turned round and waved to us.他转身向我们招手。
He turned on his heel (= turned quickly to face the opposite direction) and left the room.他迅速转身离开了房间。
The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech!"我左边的人转向我，耳语道：“可别再来一场演讲！”
His wife tried to speak to him, but he turned his back (on her)/turned away (from her) (= moved so that his back, not his face, was towards her to show his anger).他的妻子想跟他说话，可他却转过身去不予理睬。
At about three o'clock, the tide started to turn (= the sea started to come closer to or move away from the beach).大约3点钟，潮水开始涌动。
He turned his head to me to listen.他转过头来听我讲话。
I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we came.我这就调转车头，原路返回。
We watched until the car had turned (= gone around) the corner.我们一直看着那辆车子拐弯后才作罢。
The army turned their guns on (= pointed them at and started to shoot at) the protesters.军队朝抗议者开枪。
She can turn (= perform) a somersault.她会空翻。
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Follow the road for two kilometres, then turn left.
The sight was so horrible that I had to turn away.
He would always turn and wave at the end of the street.
The intruders turned and ran as the police shone their torches full on them.
The plane turned northwards.
turn verb CHANGE POSITION
B1 [ I or T ] to move, or to move an object or page, so that a different side or surface is on the top翻动（书页）；（使）翻转；（使）翻身
Now turn the page, please, and start work on Exercise 2.现在请翻到下一页，开始做练习2。
She turned the vase over to look for the price.她把花瓶翻过来看价格。
He turned over two or three pages.他翻了两三页。
She put out the light, turned over (= rolled in order to face in another direction) and went to sleep.她熄了灯，翻了个身，就睡着了。
Now turn to (= open the book at) page 23 and look at the first paragraph.现在请翻到第23页，看第一段。
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The car spun off the road, turned over twice and came to rest in a field.
That painting is upside-down - turn it the other way, quick!
It's time to turn the cassette over - that side's finished.
Turn the cushion the other way up, so that the stain doesn't show.
He keeps turning the pages, but I don't think he can actually be reading it that quickly.
turn verb BECOME
B2 [ L, I or T usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) become, change into, or come to be something（使）变得；（使）成为
The weather has suddenly turned cold.天气突然变凉了。
When I refused to pay, he turned nasty.当我拒绝付钱时，他的态度变得很恶劣。
She turned pale and started to shiver.她的脸色变得苍白，身子开始颤抖。
The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known.当问题的严重程度披露后，会议的气氛开始变得严肃起来。
The companies worked well together for a while, but eventually the relationship turned sour (= became bad).这些公司一度合作得很好，但最后关系闹僵了。
Keele, pop star turned business tycoon, has launched a new range of cosmetics.基尔，从流行音乐歌星摇身成为商业巨子，已经推出了一个新系列的化妆品。
The dry weather turned the soil into/to concrete.干旱天气使土壤板结。
By the end of September, the leaves have started to turn (= become brown).到9月底，叶子就开始变黄。
Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation.在我们谈话期间她的态度发生了转变，先是出于礼貌表示感兴趣，后来就变得很热情。
turn 16, nine o'clock, etc.
C1 to become a particular age or time达到16岁／9点钟（等等）
She turned 18 last year.她去年满18岁。
It's just turned ten o'clock.刚到10点。
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He started to turn grey in his mid-forties.
We're planning to turn the smallest bedroom into an office.
The situation could turn nasty at any moment.
He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.
You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol.
turn verb SWITCH
A2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to use a control to switch a piece of equipment or a power or water supply on or off, or to increase or reduce what it is producing旋动，拧动（操纵装置）；（为升高或降低…而）旋动，拧动
Turn off/out the light.关灯。
Who turned the TV on?谁开的电视？
I asked him to turn down the heating.我叫他把暖气关小一点。
Turn the sound up - I can't hear what they're saying.把声音开大一些——我听不清他们在说什么。
The heater turns off (= can be switched off) using this switch.用这个开关可以关闭暖气。
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Could you turn the light off, please?
To turn the television on, you just push this button.
The bath is running over - quick, turn the taps off.
Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?
The electricity has been turned off.
turn verb TWIST
turn your ankle old-fashioned
to damage the muscles in the foot by suddenly twisting it too strongly扭伤脚踝，崴了脚
She turned her ankle on the rocks and had to hobble back to camp.她在石头上崴了脚，不得不蹒跚着走回营地。
turn verb WOOD
[ T ] specialized engineering to shape a piece of wood while it is attached to a machine that spins it在车床上车（木头）
a turned bowl车成的碗
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turn noun TIME TO DO STH
B1 [ C ] an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after other people（依次轮到的）机会，一个班次
Is it my turn yet?轮到我了吗？
[ + to infinitive ] I waited so long for my turn to see the careers adviser that I missed my bus.我等了很长时间才轮到见就业顾问，结果错过了公共汽车。
It's your turn to do the dishes!轮到你洗碗了！
In this game if you give the wrong answer you have to miss a turn.在这个游戏中，如果你回答错了，就会失去一次机会。
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take turns UK also take it in turn(s)
B2 When a number of people take turns, they do the same thing one after the other.轮流，依次
We take turns answering the phone.我们轮流接电话。
in turn also by turns
C1 one after the other in an agreed order依次，轮流
Each of us takes a break in turn.我们轮流休息。
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Whose turn is it to buy the drinks?
I'm sorry, but you'll just have to wait your turn like everybody else.
Get to the end of the queue and wait your turn like everyone else.
Come on, it's my turn. Fair's fair!
Fair go mate, let the others have a turn!
turn noun GO ROUND
[ C ] an action that causes something to move in a circle round a fixed point转动，旋转；拧动
Give the screw a couple of turns to make sure it's tight.将螺丝拧几下，确保它上紧了。
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I gave the knob a couple of turns.
One turn is enough to get the heating going.
It took several violent turns of the handle to set the tractor in motion.
turn noun CHANGE IN DIRECTION
B2 [ C ] a change in the direction in which you are moving or facing转向，转弯
When you see the school on the left, make a right turn.当你在左手边看见学校时就立刻右转。
The path was full of twists and turns.这条小路弯弯曲曲。
on the turn
Something that is on the turn is about to change direction.即将转变的，正要转变的
The tide is on the turn.要涨潮了。
the turn of sth
C2 the point at which something changes or moves in a different direction转变时期；转折点
the turn of the tide潮流的转变
She was born around the turn of the century (= around 1900, 2000, etc.).她出生于世纪之交。
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Take a right turn by the station.
Just take three left turns and you will reach the school.
I remembered to get to your house it was a left turn after the traffic lights.
He tried to take the turn too quickly and veered off the road.
turn noun DEVELOPMENT
take a ... turn
to develop in a particular way朝…发生变化
The battle for control of the company took an interesting turn today.控制公司的争夺战今天发生了有趣的变化。
Events took an unexpected turn when her mother suddenly arrived.她母亲突然到来，情况发生了意想不到的变化。
take a turn for the better/worse
C2 to suddenly become better or worse突然好转／恶化
Their relationship took a turn for the worse when he lost his job.他失业后他们的关系变得更糟了。
turn noun PERFORMANCE
[ C ] UK a stage act or performance节目；演出
The first couple of turns were children singing and dancing.头几个节目是儿童歌舞。
turn noun ILLNESS
[ C ] old-fashioned informal a slight illness, a strange feeling, or a nervous shock不适感；奇怪的感觉；一惊，一吓
After the accident I started having funny turns.事故后我开始时不时地感到不适。
It gave me quite a turn to see him after all these years.这么多年以后再看到他真令我感到意外。
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turn verb
⇨ turn 1 (turn your head away) ⇨ turn 2 (turn sb into a frog) ⇨ aim (turn a gun on sb) ⇨ become (turn brown/cold/sour) ⇨ curve (The road turns east.) ⇨ focus (turn your attention to sth) ⇨ spin (turn the wheel) turn noun
⇨ corner (make a left turn) ⇨ junction (take the next turn) ⇨ opportunity (Wait your turn.) turn 1 turn away/turn your head away 转头；扭头 turn sb into a frog 把某人变成一只青蛙 turn left/the corner turn ♦︎ turn (sb/sth) around/round ♦︎ swing ♦︎ twist ♦︎ spin ♦︎ wheel ♦︎ whirl ♦︎ swivel ♦︎ pivot These words all mean to move your body or part of your body in order to face another direction. 这些词均表示转身、扭转身体部位。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ to turn / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel / pivot around / round ◆ to turn / swing / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel back / away ◆ to turn / turn around / swing / spin / whirl / swivel / pivot on sth ◆ to turn / twist / swivel your head ◆ to turn / turn around / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl around / swivel to face sb / sth ◆ to turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel / whirl suddenly ◆ to turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel sharply / quickly ◆ to turn / turn around / twist slowly ■ turn [intransitive , transitive ] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用 ) to move your body or part of your body in order to face or start moving in a different direction 转身；扭转（身体部位） ◆ We turned and headed for home.我们转身朝家走去。 ◆ He turned back to his work.他转过身继续工作。 ◆ Anne flushed and turned her head away.安妮脸一红，把头扭向别处。 ◆ While his back was turned I sneaked a look at his notes.他背过身时我偷看了一下他的笔记。 ■ ˌturn aˈround ■ ˌturn ˈround ■ ˌturn sb/sth aˈround ■ ˌturn sb/sth ˈround to change position or direction in order to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this （使）翻身，转身，翻转 ◆ Turn around and let me look at you.转过身让我看看你。 ◆ Turn your chair round.把你的椅子转过来。 ⓘ In turn around/round and the other verbs in this group, round is used especially in British English, and around especially in American English. 在turn around/round和本组其他动词中，round尤用于英式英语，around尤用于美式英语。 ■ swing (swung , swung [intransitive , transitive ] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用 ) to turn or change direction suddenly; to make sb/sth do this （使）突然转向，突然转身 ◆ The bus swung sharply to the left.公共汽车猛地拐向左边。 ◆ She swung around angrily, her eyes blazing.她生气地转过身，两眼怒火中烧。 ◆ He swung the car round in a dangerous U-turn.他不顾危险一下子将车180度回转。 ■ twist [intransitive , transitive ] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用 ) to turn part of your body around while the rest stays still 扭转，转动（身体部位） ◆ She twisted in her chair to look.她坐在椅子上扭身来看。 ◆ Hold your arms out to the sides and twist your upper body.保持双臂伸向两侧，转动上半身。 ■ spin [intransitive , transitive ] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用 ) to turn around quickly once; to make sb/sth do this （使）急转身，猛转回头，急转弯 ◆ She spun on her heel and walked out.她把脚后跟一转，走了出去。 ◆ He spun the child roughly around.他粗暴地将孩子的身子扭过来。 ■ wheel [intransitive , transitive ] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用 ) (written ) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb/sth do this （使）迅速转身，猛然转身 ◆ Jim wheeled back to face me.吉姆猛地回过身来，面对着我。 ◆ He wheeled his horse around.他突然掉转马头。 ■ whirl wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl [intransitive , transitive ] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用 ) (written ) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb do this （使）迅速转身，猛然转身 ◆ She whirled on him, furious.她突然转身，愤怒地对着他。 ◆ He grasped her wrist and whirled her back to face him.他抓住她的手腕，猛地把她扭过身来面对着他。 ⓘ In this meaning whirl is only used about people; they are usually acting under a strong emotion, especially anger. 表达此义时，whirl仅用于人，通常是人在强烈情绪下，尤其是生气时的动作。 ■ swivel ˈswɪvl (-ll- , NAmE -l- [intransitive , transitive ] (written ) to turn or move your body, eyes or head around quickly to face another direction 转身；转动（身体、眼睛或头） ◆ He swivelled around to look at her.他转过身来看着她。 ◆ I swivelled my head to peer at him.我转过头端详着他。 ■ pivot ˈpɪvət [intransitive ] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用 ) to turn or balance on a central point （使）在枢轴上旋转（或平衡） ◆ He pivoted on one foot and threw the ball to Gary.他单脚支撑转身，将球投给加里。 ◆ The mechanism pivots around a central point.那个机械装置沿着中轴转动。 turn 2 turn away/turn your head away 转头；扭头 turn sb into a frog 把某人变成一只青蛙 turn left/the corner turn ♦︎ transform ♦︎ convert ♦︎ change ♦︎ translate ♦︎ evolve ♦︎ mutate ♦︎ metamorphose These words all mean to change in appearance or character, or to make the appearance or character of sth change. 这些词均表示外观或性质发生改变，或使之改变。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ to turn / transform sth / convert / change / translate / evolve / mutate / metamorphose into sth ◆ to turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve / mutate / metamorphose from sth into sth ◆ to turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve / mutate rapidly (into sth) ◆ to turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve quickly / slowly / gradually (into sth) ◆ to turn / transform sth / change suddenly / miraculously / overnight (into sth) ◆ to transform / convert / change sth completely ◆ to easily / automatically turn / transform sth / convert / change / translate (into sth) ■ turn [intransitive , transitive ] (always used with into or from and to 总是与into、from和to连用 ) to change into sb/sth different; to make sb/sth change into sth different （使）变成，成为 ◆ The natural sugars turn into alcohol during brewing.天然糖分在酿造过程中变成酒精。 ◆ The problem turned into an advantage.那个困难转而成了优势。 ◆ The leaves gradually turn from green to orange.叶子逐渐从绿变橘黄。 ◆ There are plans to turn the old station into a hotel.有将旧车站改成旅馆的计划。 ⓘ In fairy stories, a person who is able to do magic might turn sb into sth . 童话故事中，turn sb into sth可指会施魔法的人将某人变成别的东西 ◆ With a wave of her wand, she turned him into a frog.她魔杖一挥，将他变成了一只青蛙。 In everyday English, sb might turn into , or circumstances might turn sb into a criminal , a gambler , a tyrant , a hero or a film star ; or people might turn a building into a hotel or a house into a home . You can also use turn into sth or turn sth into sth when you are describing the way a situation changes, or people change a situation. 在日常英语中，可以说sb turn into，也可以说环境turn sb into a criminal/gambler/tyrant/hero/film star，指某人成为或受环境影响而变成罪犯、赌徒、暴君、英雄或影星。还可以说turn a building into a hotel（将建筑变成旅馆）或turn a house into a home（将房子变成家）。也可用turn into sth或turn sth into sth描述情况发生变化或人为改变了情况 ◆ What began as a minor disagreement has turned into a major crisis.开始的小分歧已经变成大危机。 ◆ I managed to turn the whole thing into a joke.我尽量做到对整件事一笑置之。 ■ transform [transitive ] to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better; to change the form of sth 使（外观或性质）彻底改变（尤指变好）；使（形态）转变 ◆ A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.新的配色将使你的卧室焕然一新。 ◆ It was an event that would transform my life.那是一件能彻底改变我一生的事。 ◆ The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.光化反应使光变为电脉冲。 ⓘ In everyday English, transform usually suggests that the change has been particularly dramatic; in scientific contexts transform does not necessarily refer to a dramatic change. 在日常用语中，transform通常意味着发生富有戏剧性的变化；在科学语境中，transform并不一定指发生戏剧性的变化。 ▸ transformation ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn; NAmE ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn [countable , uncountable ] (written ) ◆ The country's transformation from dictatorship to democracy has been peaceful.这个国家从独裁向民主的转型是和平进行的。 ◆ What a transformation! You look great.真是判若两人！你看上去棒极了。 ■ convert kənˈvɜːt; NAmE kənˈvɜːrt [transitive , intransitive ] to change or make sth change from one form, purpose or system to another; to be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another （使在形态、用途或系统上）转变，转换，转化；可转变为 ◆ The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。 ◆ Hot water is converted to electricity by a turbine.涡轮将热水转变成电能。 ◆ We've converted from coal to gas central heating.我们已由燃煤改换成燃气集中供暖。 ◆ We need a sofa that converts into a bed.我们需要一个可改作床用的沙发。 ⓘ Convert is often used to talk about changing old buildings to make them suitable for people to live in. * convert常指改变旧建筑物，使其适合人居住 ◆ to convert a church / farm buildings / a barn / a house / stables / a mill (into sth)改建教堂／农场建筑／谷仓／房子／马厩／工厂（成⋯） ◆ They live in a converted church / barn / mill.他们住在一个由教堂／谷仓／工厂改建而成的房子里。 Convert is often used without an object to talk about changing from one type of service to another. * convert常不带宾语，指从一种服务类型转向另一种 ◆ All homes must convert to digital TV by 2012, when the analogue signal will be switched off.到2012年，所有家庭必须转为使用数字电视，届时模拟信号将会关闭。 It is also used to talk about changing money from one currency to another, or changing the way money is held. * convert亦可指兑换货币或改变持有金钱的方式 ◆ to convert securities into shares将证券转换成股票 conversion ⇨ change noun 2 , convertible ⇨ flexible 1 ■ change [intransitive , transitive ] (always used with into or from and to 总是与into、from和to连用 ) to pass or make sb/sth pass from one state or form into another （使状态或形态）变换，改变，变成 ◆ Caterpillars change into butterflies.毛虫变成蝴蝶。 ◆ The lights changed from red to green.交通灯已由红变绿。 ◆ With a wave of her wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.她魔杖一挥，把青蛙变成了英俊的王子。 NOTE 辨析 Change is only used in cases where sth changes naturally, automatically or by magic (although you can also use turn in these cases). Change is not usually used when people use their effort or skill to change one thing or situation into sth different, or when circumstances change a situation. * change仅用于某物自然、自动或被施魔法而变化的情形（尽管在这些情况下也可使用turn）。人们经过努力或用技能达成改变或环境改变某种情况时，通常不用change ◆ There are plans to change the old station into a hotel. ◆ I managed to change the whole thing into a joke. ◆ A minor disagreement has changed into a major crisis. ■ translate [transitive , intransitive ] (formal ) to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form 使转变；变为 ◆ It's time to translate words into action.是把言语化为行动的时候了。 ◆ I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.我希望所有的辛勤劳动都会有回报。 ◆ Most attempts to translate Shakespeare to the small screen (= television) are not successful.通过电视演绎莎士比亚作品的尝试大多不成功。 ⓘ Translate is often used when people are talking about wanting to get good results. * translate常用于人们希望改变以取得好结果的情形 ◆ You need to translate your ideas into practice / your enthusiasm into success.你需要将你的想法付诸实践／将你的热情转化为成功。 It is also often used when people are talking about how easy or difficult it is to produce the same thing using a different medium, for example producing a play (which is meant for the theatre) on television, or about adopting a system in a different place. * translate亦常用于人们谈论用不同的方法制作同样东西的难易，例如将一部舞台剧搬上电视荧屏，或将某制度搬到另一地 ◆ I'm not sure how well the American system would translate to a European context.我不知道美国的制度在欧洲的环境下是否合适。 ■ evolve iˈvɒlv; NAmE iˈvɑːlv [intransitive , transitive ] (biology 生物 ) (of plants or animals) to develop gradually over many generations from a simple form to a more complicated one （动植物）进化，进化形成 ◆ The three species evolved from a single ancestor.这三个物种是从同一祖先进化而来的。 ◆ The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw.海豚已经进化形成高度发达的下颌。 evolve ⇨ develop 1 ▸ evolution ˌiːvəˈluːʃn, ˌevəˈluːʃn [uncountable ] ◆ the evolution of the human species人类的进化 ■ mutate mjuːˈteɪt; NAmE ˈmjuːteɪt [intransitive , transitive ] (biology 生物 or written ) to develop or make sth develop a new form or structure, because of a genetic change; to change into a new form （因基因变化而）使变异，使突变；转变；转换 ◆ We are studying the ability of the virus to mutate into new forms.我们正在研究病毒变种的能力。 ◆ Scientists have been able to replace the mutated gene with a normal one.科学家已经能做到用正常基因替换变异的基因。 ◆ Rhythm and blues mutated into rock and roll.节奏蓝调演变成了摇滚乐。 ⓘ A genetic change is one that is connected with the units in the cells of a living thing that control its physical characteristics. Mutate is used by writers, either to describe a gradual change into sth unpleasant * genetic change指遗传基因的改变。mutate是书面用语，一是用来描述逐渐朝令人不悦的方向转变 ◆ to mutate into a monster / a writhing, biting snake / rotting vegetation变成怪物／扭动着咬人的蛇／腐烂的植物 or to describe a change that seems to take place gradually by itself, often in a strange or unexplained way. 二是用来描述怪异而无从解释的自身的逐渐改变 ◆ Memories had mutated into bizarre myths.回忆已经变成离奇的神话。 ▸ mutation [uncountable , countable ] ◆ These cells have been affected by mutation.这些细胞已经受到突变的影响。 ◆ The disease is caused by genetic mutations.这种疾病是由基因突变所致。 ■ metamorphose ˌmetəˈmɔːfəʊz; NAmE ˌmetəˈmɔːrfoʊz [intransitive ] (formal ) to change into sth completely different, especially over a period of time （尤指经过一段时间）发生质变，蜕变 ◆ The caterpillar will eventually metamorphose into a butterfly.毛虫最终将蜕变成蝴蝶。 ◆ She had metamorphosed from an awkward schoolgirl into a beautiful woman.她从一个笨拙别扭的女生蜕变成美女。 ▸ metamorphosis [countable , uncountable ] ◆ (formal ) We studied the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.我们研究了从毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变。
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To change your position: balance, bear yourself, bend...
To change position: turn, spin, overturn...
What roads, paths and areas of land do: ascend, bend, bifurcate...
What liquids can do: break, burst, cast up...
To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl...
To read something quickly: glance, skim, flick through...
To become different: change, turn into, change into...
Linking verbs: appear, be, become...
To become a different colour: blacken, bleach, bleed...
Feeling sick and vomiting: airsick, barf, bilious...
To decay, or to rot: biodegrade, curdle, decay...
To use a tool: card, chase, chip away...
General words for actions and activities: action, measure, doings...
The process of communication: communication, interaction, contact...
Circular and turning movements and about-turns: turn, spin, swirl...
Types of road or path: a one-way/two-way street, approach, A-road...
Changes: effect, change, trend...
Parts of performances: bill, curtain call, encore...
Walks: walk, trek, stroll...
Periods of bad health: illness, bout, attack...
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