become
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they become | |
| he / she / it becomes | |
| past simple became | |
| past participle become | |
| -ing form becoming |
- linking verb
to start to be something 开始变得；变成；成为 - + adj.
It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. 很快就很清楚，没人会来。 It is becoming increasingly clear that something has gone seriously wrong. 越来越明显的是，事情已经严重出错了。 When did you first become aware of the problem? 你第一次意识到这个问题是什么时候？ It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. 他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。 She was becoming confused. 她开始糊涂了。 - + noun
She became queen in 1952. 她于 1952 年成为女王。 The bill will become law next year. 该议案将于明年成为法律。 Over the last five years she has become part of the family. 在过去的五年里，她已经成为这个家庭的一员。 How can I become a member of the society? 怎样才能成为社会的一员？ She’s studying to become a teacher. 她正在学习成为一名教师。 His job has become his whole life. 他的工作成了他的全部。
- + adj.
- [transitive, no passive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 to be suitable for somebody 适合（某人）；（与…）相称 - [transitive, no passive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 to look attractive on somebody 使（人）显得漂亮；使好看
Word OriginOld English becuman ‘come to a place, come (to be or do something)’ (see be-, come), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bekomen and German bekommen ‘get, receive’.
Idioms
what became, has become, will become of somebody/something?