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单词 to make a change
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to make a change
d. to make a change: to alleviate monotony, sameness, or uniformity; to create variety. Frequently with non-referential it as subject.
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1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth III. ii. 46 I wish Farquhar were at home. Though he is such a stiff, quiet old fellow, his coming in in the evenings makes a change.
1883 Boston Post 14 May This does not have so good a flavor as other kinds of frosting, but it makes a change.
1919 T. S. Eliot Let. 17 June (1988) I. 304 The servant is also taking a fortnight's holiday at Margate... As she says of everything ‘it makes a change’.
1970 I. Murdoch Fairly Honourable Defeat (1979) II. ix. 286 They are such a lovely yellow.., so I thought at least they'd make a change.
1997 GQ Sept. 118/5 The Vine makes a welcome change from the stark superiority of many pub-restaurants.
2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 11 Apr. (Features section) 22 It makes a change to see a handsome woman who has not been facelifted and Botoxed to within an inch of her life.
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