become

verb

OPAL S

/bɪˈkʌm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they become	/bɪˈkʌm/ /bɪˈkʌm/
he / she / it becomes	/bɪˈkʌmz/ /bɪˈkʌmz/
past simple became	/bɪˈkeɪm/ /bɪˈkeɪm/
past participle become	/bɪˈkʌm/ /bɪˈkʌm/
-ing form becoming	/bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

Idioms

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。
[transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) become somebody (formal) to be suitable for somebody适合（某人）；（与…）相称
- Such behaviour did not become her.这种举止与她的身份不相称。
[transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) become somebody (formal) to look attractive on somebody使（人）显得漂亮；使好看 synonym suit
- Short hair really becomes you.你理短发很好看。

词源Old 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?

used to ask what has happened or what will happen to somebody/something（遭遇）如何；（结果）怎么样
- What became of that student who used to live with you?以前和你住在一起的那个学生后来怎么样了？
- I dread to think what will become of them if they lose their home.我不敢设想他们如果无家可归将会怎么样。