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单词 change
释义

change

/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ /
verb
1Make or become different: [with object]: a proposal to change the law [no object]: a Virginia creeper just beginning to change from green to gold...
  • Do you feel that the law should be changed to reinforce the right to self defence?
  • If these people are to be protected, and there are good arguments why they should be, then the law needs to be changed.
  • He believes the law should be changed so that organ donation is automatic unless the person is carrying a card saying they object.
1.1 [no object, with complement] Alter in terms of: the ferns began to change shape...
  • Pretty much everything has to change shape.
  • For instance, a banana may change colour from being green to being yellow.
  • After centuries of wondering, men can finally work out if their partner really is 'fine' or not thanks to a new dress that changes colour depending on a woman's mood.

Synonyms

alter, make different, become different, undergo a change, make alterations to, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, turn, amend, improve, modify, convert, revise, recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel, remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, reorder, refine, reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, undergo a sea change, evolve;
customize, tailor
informal tweak
technical permute
1.2 [no object] (Of traffic lights) move from one colour of signal to another: they stopped at the corner, waiting for the lights to change...
  • The light changed and traffic moved my way.
  • Emma went from pale to bright red, looking much like a traffic light changing.
  • He replied only with a nod, and finally that traffic light changed to green.
1.3 [no object] (Of the moon) arrive at a fresh phase; become new: he is going to be worse for the next two or three days because the moon has changed...
  • The moon is forever changing, and none knows why it is so mysterious.
  • By this time it was nine days since the moon had changed.
  • Mercifully, the moon has changed, which always gives me the strength to crawl out of my funk and count my blessings.
2 [with object] Take or use another instead of: she decided to change her name...
  • I would have loved it if my husband had changed his name to mine, but he was not any more interested in doing that than I was in changing mine to his, so here we are.
  • When Katie went missing, we decided to keep Socks, and changed his name to Jamie.
  • Mr Kohn converted to Catholicism when he changed his name to Kerry in 1902.
2.1Move from one to another: she was a typist who changed jobs incessantly...
  • During that intervening period, the couple moved about constantly, changing residences and jobs.
  • Crucially, the account would be portable, moving if workers changed jobs.
  • I broke my leg, my wife had a baby, I've moved house and changed job.

Synonyms

swap, exchange, interchange, substitute, switch, commute, convert, replace, rotate, alternate, transpose;
trade, barter
archaic truck
2.2 [no object] Move to a different train, bus, etc. we had to change at Rugby...
  • There are dozens of different lines, with passengers changing from one train to another at many stations along the way who do not want to wait too long for their connections.
  • But, how about changing to another Waterloo train at Clapham Junction and getting off at Vauxhall?
  • Travellers changing from train to bus at Southend Victoria rail station could soon have a better idea of when their bus will arrive.
2.3Give up or get rid of (something) in exchange for something else: we changed the flagstones for quarry tiles...
  • She quickly changed her tee shirt for a bulky sweatshirt.
  • I changed the cement for polyester cement in several places.
2.4Remove (something dirty or faulty) and replace it with another of the same kind: he scarcely knew how to change a plug...
  • She put him on his change table and changed his outrageously dirty diaper with a fresh new one.
  • In terms of child care, having no sense of smell has an up side and a down side. The good thing is that changing dirty nappies is so much less unpleasant.
  • Specialist officers also changed the locks and pulled up the floorboards of the couple's house where Joanne was last seen alive.
2.5Put a clean nappy on (a baby or young child): I changed her on top of the table until she got too big...
  • I went into the washroom to clean up, and a lady was there changing her baby.
  • A disposable nappy is a fast solution when you need to change your child in the back of the car.
  • The baby must be changed more frequently with cloth so she stays cleaner and drier.
2.6 [no object] Engage a different gear in a motor vehicle: he changed into second...
  • We slide past a row of fencing, Jake changing to second gear in the side of my vision, and the path bends a few metres in.
  • Son changed into a different gear and swooping on the leader right on the line gained a neck victory in 18.03.
  • More schools in Wiltshire are changing into a higher gear on the information superhighway.
2.7Exchange (a sum of money) for the same sum in a different currency or denomination: he popped into a bank to change a ten-pound note into one-pound coins...
  • Not knowing what else to do, she went to buy a ticket to Paris, but realised she had to change all of her money.
  • Foreign currency can be changed at banks and cambios, and at many hotels.
  • If you try to change dollars for pesos, people look at you like you're crazy.
2.8 [no object] Put different clothes on: he changed for dinner...
  • He changed into his riding clothes and went downstairs to the stables to go for a nice long ride through the country.
  • She also suggests changing into a fresh pair of socks when yours become sweaty.
  • She took a quick shower, drying herself off and changing into a fresh new outfit.
noun
1An act or process through which something becomes different: the change from a nomadic to an agricultural society [mass noun]: activities related to environmental change...
  • I think the two things that were important were the peace process and the change in the economy.
  • Staff sickness rates are at record levels in some places and could have been further affected by a change in shift patterns.
  • Even if the same party regains power, the change in leadership can make all the difference.
1.1The substitution of one thing for another: we need a change of government...
  • The change of venue was only notified on polling cards, which were issued last week.
  • I work all day, so cannot pick up the email to notify me of the change of venue.
  • People are asked to please take note of the temporary change of venue for the meeting.

Synonyms

swap, exchange, interchange, substitution, switch, commutation, conversion, replacement, rotation, alternation, transposition;
trade, barter, bartering
archaic truck
1.2An alteration or modification: a change came over Eddie’s face...
  • What major changes or modifications have you made to the engine for this new game?
  • These changes will result in alterations at executive level.
  • For a few people the changes have demanded significant alterations in their working lives.

Synonyms

alteration, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment, adjustment, adaptation;
remodelling, reshaping, remoulding, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, recasting, reorganization, rearrangement, reordering, reshuffling, restyling, rejigging, reworking, renewal, renewing, revamping, renovation, remaking;
metamorphosis, transformation, transfiguration, translation, evolution, mutation, sea change
humorous transmogrification
1.3A new or refreshingly different experience: couscous makes an interesting change from rice...
  • What a refreshing change it is to experience a service person that does not detest his or her job.
  • It makes an interesting change for this House to be focusing its attention on standards.
  • It's just a bad idea for the neck hair to be black, and it was an interesting change, I liked my wig.
1.4 [in singular] A clean garment or garments as a replacement for something one is wearing: a change of socks...
  • There was a carrier bag to his side which held a change of underwear and a shirt and a pair of jeans.
  • After they had bathed and put on a change of clean clothes, there was a knock at the door.
  • Then it occurs to me that I might need a change of underwear after this flight.
1.5 (the change or the change of life) informal The menopause.‘I asked her why she had not consulted me and she remarked that she had been going through the change,’ said the doctor....
  • In marketing products for postmenopausal women, he had interviews set up with doctors as well as women themselves about the change of life.
  • Stress management in the form of daily deep breathing, yoga or prayer can also work wonders as our bodies gear up for the change of life.
1.6The moon’s arrival at a fresh phase, typically at the new moon.A Welsh man told me he came across for a long weekend because he had checked the atmospherics and moon changes.
2 [mass noun] Coins as opposed to banknotes: a handful of loose change...
  • I had more than enough loose change in my coin purse to pay for it so it's not like I was spending real money.
  • All pennies and loose change can be given to pupils at the school or donated at the school itself.
  • And he dug deep into his pocket, rummaged about a bit and then took out a few notes and a handful of loose change.

Synonyms

coins, loose change, small change, cash, petty cash, coinage, coin, coin of the realm, hard cash, silver, copper, coppers, gold
formal specie
2.1Money given in exchange for the same sum in larger units: I’d go to the bank and get change...
  • You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
  • Two guys, thuglike if you will, stood waiting with a ten dollar in hand requesting change.
  • The looks of horror I elicited from people at the bus stop as I attempted to ask them if they had any change for a two pound coin was striking.
2.2Money returned to someone as the balance of the sum paid for something: I watched him check and pocket his change...
  • The chances of finding the Thai Millennium coins in your change are very small.
  • I slid a dollar and a dime into the machine and received a nickel and a penny in change.
  • Consumers should also in turn not accept the old cash as change - unless they want to make a trip to the bank.
3 (usually changes) An order in which a peal of bells can be rung.Bell ringing is good exercise for the body and mind, the bells are heavy and the bell ringers have to remember the changes....
  • Good methods produce pleasing sequences of musical changes.
  • Ringing all 720 changes on six bells takes about 25 minutes.
4 (Change or 'Change) historical A place where merchants met to do business.

Phrases

change address

change colour

change hands

a change is as good as a rest

change one's mind

a change of air

a change of heart

change places

change sides

change step

change the subject

change one's tune

for a change

get no change out of

ring the changes

Phrasal verbs

change down

change over

change up

Derivatives

changeful

/ˈtʃeɪndʒfʊl / adjective ...
  • That must be some kind of victory for a man nearing sixty, so long tossed around uncertainly on changeful seas.
  • It is very changeful, offering opportunities for many variations in dwelling and plan type within the same block.
  • We find from Mrs. Fairfax that Mr. Rochester is often changeful and abrupt because of his nature, and also because of family troubles which absorb him painfully.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire 'barter', probably of Celtic origin.

  • Change comes via Old French from Latin cambire, ‘to exchange or barter’, found also in exchange (Late Middle English). The ultimate origin could be Celtic, which would mean that the Romans picked up the word when they invaded the lands of the ancient Gauls and Britons. See also chop, ring

Rhymes

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