change
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/tʃeɪndʒ/
/tʃeɪndʒ/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they change | /tʃeɪndʒ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/ |
he / she / it changes | /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ |
past simple changed | /tʃeɪndʒd/ /tʃeɪndʒd/ |
past participle changed | /tʃeɪndʒd/ /tʃeɪndʒd/ |
-ing form changing | /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ |
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。
Topics Change, cause and effecta1, Weathera1- Attitudes 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
- …
- from
- into
- to
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- change out of all recognition
- Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
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。
Topics Change, cause and effecta1- Information 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- change out of all recognition
- Fame hasn't really changed him.
(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。
Topics Change, cause and effecta1- Caracas 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- change out of all recognition
- Wait for the traffic lights to change.
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。
- Leaves change colour in autumn.
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 I want to change my doctor.
) to exchange positions, places, etc. with somebody else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have与复数宾语连用 互换;交换 - change something At half-time the teams change ends.
球队在半场时交换场地。 - We asked the waiter if we could change tables.
我们问服务员是否可以换桌子。 - change something with somebody Can I change seats with you?
我可以和您换一下座位吗?
- change something At half-time the teams change ends.
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 I need to change some euros.
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 Can you change a £20 note?
退换;掉换 - change A for B This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one.
我买的这件衬衫太小,得换件大一点的。 - Of course we'll change it for a larger size, Madam.
夫人,我们当然会给您掉换件大号的。 - change something If you bring the dress back with the receipt, you can change it.
如果你带着收据把衣服带回来,你可以换一件。
- change A for B This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one.
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。
- Where do I have to change?
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。
- (especially North American English) I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
我没时间在聚会前更换衣服。 - (especially British English) I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on).
我没时间在聚会前更换衣服。
- I went into the bedroom to change.
- [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。
- She can't even change a nappy.
- [transitive] change something to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed
换(床单等) - to change the sheets
换床单 - Could you help me change the bed?
你帮我换一下床单好吗?
- to change the sheets
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
词源Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.
Idioms
change hands
- to pass to a different owner
换主人;易主;转手 - The house has changed hands several times.
这房子已几易其主。
- The house has changed hands several times.
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) - Nothing will make me change my mind.
什么都不能让我改变主意。 - What made you change your mind?
是什么使你改变主意的?
- Nothing will make me change my mind.
change/swap places (with somebody)
- (usually used in negative sentences
) to be in somebody else’s situation通常用于否定句 (与某人)交换位置,交换处境 - I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone.
我幸福极了,谁也甭想跟我交换位置。
- I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone.
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 - Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
等着瞧吧,到他遇上这事时,他很快就会改变看法了。
- Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
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。
- He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways.
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。
- You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.