change
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they change | |
| he / she / it changes | |
| past simple changed | |
| past participle changed | |
| -ing form changing |
- [intransitive]
to become different 改变；变化 Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school. 里克一点儿没变，他和上学时一模一样。 We examined changing attitudes towards education. 我们研究了对于教育不断变化的看法。 The company failed to adapt to changing circumstances. 公司未能适应不断变化的环境。 Things have changed dramatically since then. 从那以后，事情发生了巨大的变化。 Her life changed completely when she won the lottery. 买彩票中奖后她的生活完全变了。 - change with something
My attitude to life has changed with age. 我对生活的态度随着年龄的增长而改变。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta1, Weathera1Attitudes to marriage are changing fast. 人们对婚姻的态度变化很快。 Her voice changed subtly. 她的嗓音有些微妙的变化。 Jane has changed a lot since she went to college. 自从上大学以来，简变了很多。 Our way of life has changed dramatically over the last ten years. 过去 10 年里我们的生活方式发生了巨大的变化。 The language is changing all the time. 语言总是在变化。 The place had changed out of all recognition. 这个城镇变得让人都认不出来了。 The town has actually changed very little in the last hundred years. 在过去 100 年里，该镇实际上没有什么变化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- change out of all recognition
- [transitive] change somebody/something
to make somebody/something different 使不同 Fame hasn't really changed him. 名声并没有使他有丝毫改变。 That experience changed my life. 那次经历改变了我的一生。 The internet has changed the way people work. 互联网改变了人们的工作方式。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta1Information technology has changed the way people work. 信息技术改变了人的工作方式。 It can be hard to get people to change their habits. 让人们改变习惯可能很难。 Technology has forever changed the way businesses operate. 科学技术不断改变着做生意的方式。 This incident changed the whole course of events. 这件事改变了整个事态的发展。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- change out of all recognition
- [intransitive, transitive]
to pass from one state or form into another; to make somebody/something pass from one state or form into another （使）变换，改换，变成 Wait for the traffic lights to change. 等待交通灯变换颜色。 - change from A to/into B
The lights changed from red to green. 交通灯已由红变绿。 - change to/into something
The lights changed to green. 交通灯变绿了。 Caterpillars change into butterflies. 毛虫变成蝴蝶。 - change A to/into B
With a wave of her magic 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。 - change somebody/something from A to/into B
He managed to change the mood from tense to relaxed in minutes. 他设法在几分钟内把气氛从紧张变成放松。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta1Caracas changed from a small town into a busy city. 加拉加斯由一个小镇变成了一个繁忙的城市。 His anger changed to sadness. 他的怒火变成了悲哀。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- from
- into
- to
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- change out of all recognition
- [transitive] change something
to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another 转换；变更 Leaves change colour in autumn. 树叶在秋天改变颜色。 The wind has changed direction. 风向已经变了。 Our ship changed course. 我们的船改变了航向。 The fruit changes colour as it ripens. 这种水果成熟时会变色。
- [transitive]
to replace one thing, person, service, etc. with something new or different 替代；替换；更换 - change somebody/something
I want to change my doctor. 我想另找一位医生看病。 I didn't change my name when I got married. 结婚的时候没改名字。 That back tyre needs changing. 那个后轮胎需要更换。 We change our car every two years. 我们的车每两年更换一次。 The law was changed in 2001. 该法律于2001年修改。 Don't change the subject! 别转移话题。 - change A for B
We changed the car for a bigger one. 我们换了一辆较大的车。 - change A to B
She changed her name to his. 她改用了他的姓氏。
- change somebody/something
- [transitive]
(used with a plural object 与复数宾语连用 to exchange positions, places, etc. with somebody else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have 互换；交换 - [transitive]
to exchange money into the money of another country 把（货币）兑换（成另一种货币） - change something
I need to change some euros. 我需要换些欧元。 - change A into B
to change dollars into yen 把美元兑换成日元
- change something
- [transitive]
to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes 换零钱 - change something
Can you change a £20 note? 你能把一张 20 英镑的钞票换成零钱吗？ - change A for/into B
The storekeeper changed my dollar bill for four quarters. 店主把我的一美元换成了四个25美分的硬币。
- change something
- [transitive] (British English)
to exchange something that you have bought for something else, especially because there is something wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is something wrong with the one they have bought 退换；掉换 - [intransitive, transitive]
to go from one bus, train, etc. to another in order to continue a journey 换乘；转乘 Where do I have to change? 我该在哪儿换车？ Change at Reading (for London). 在雷丁换车（去伦敦）。 - change something
I stopped in Moscow only to change planes. 我为了转机才在莫斯科停留。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to put on different or clean clothes 换衣服；更衣 I went into the bedroom to change. 我走进卧室更衣。 - change into something
She changed into her swimsuit. 她换上了游泳衣。 - change out of something
You need to change out of those wet things. 你该把那些湿衣服换掉。
- [transitive] change somebody/something
to put clean clothes or a clean nappy on a baby 更换（衣服或尿布） She can't even change a nappy. 她连换尿布都不会。 The baby needs changing. 该给婴儿换尿布了。 There are baby changing facilities in all our stores. 我们所有的商店都有供顾客给婴儿换尿布的地方。
- [transitive] change something
to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed 换（床单等）
become/make different（使）变化
replace代替
exchange交换
money钱
goods货品
bus/train/plane公共汽车；火车；飞机
clothes衣物
baby婴儿
bed床
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.
Idioms
change hands
change horses in midstream
to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another 中流换马；中途变卦；转而支持另外的人（或事）
change your/somebody’s mind
to change a decision or an opinion 改变决定（或看法、主意）
change/swap places (with somebody)
change your tune
- (informal)
to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes 改变口风；转变态度；变卦
change your ways
to start to live or behave in a different way from before 开始过另一种生活；换个活法 He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways. 他十几岁时曾与警方有过纠纷，但现在他完全改变了自己的方式。 Your father is unlikely to change his ways now. 你父亲现在不大可能改变他的作风。
chop and change
- (British English, informal)
to keep changing your mind or what you are doing 变化无常；反复变换 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
a leopard cannot change its spots
- (saying)
people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character 本性难改；禀性难移 You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots. 你真的没想到她会准时，是吗？江山易改，本性难移。