| 单词 | become |
| 释义 | become (once / 10 pages) 1v 2v To become is to evolve, change into, or emerge as something. A fertilized egg will hatch and the tiny chick will become a full-grown chicken. When you become angrier and angrier watching the TV news, you begin to feel a certain way. Likewise, when Pinocchio the wooden puppet becomes a real boy in the fairy tale, he changes from toy to human. The word become can also mean "learn how to be" or "be qualified for," as when you dream that some day you'll become an astronaut. The Old English becuman has these meanings, and also "meet with" or "arrive." WORD FAMILYbecome: became, becomes, becoming+/becoming: becomingest, becomingly, becomingness, unbecoming/becomingness: becomingnesses/unbecoming: unbecomingest, unbecomingly, unbecomingness USAGE EXAMPLESThe league continues to evolve, with the passing game becoming more dominant. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) He began his career as a painter before turning to writing, becoming an art critic for the New Statesman. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The book became an art-school standard on both sides of the Atlantic. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v come into existence What becomes has duration Hypo come, occur come to one's mind; suggest itself rootcome into existence, originate form, spring, take form, take shapedevelop into a distinctive entity arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprisecome into existence; take on form or shape arise, bob up, come uporiginate or come into being makebe or be capable of being changed or made into regeneratebe formed or shaped anew resurgerise again come forth, emergehappen or occur as a result of something come, followto be the product or result swell, well upcome up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) headtake its rise 2v undergo a change or development Her former friend became her worst enemy Syn|Hypo|Hyper turn change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action turncause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics boil down, come down, reduce be the essential element choke, suffocatebecome stultified, suppressed, or stifled nucleateform into a nucleus add up, amount, comedevelop into aggregateamount in the aggregate to metamorphose, transform, transmute change in outward structure or looks 3v enter or assume a certain state or condition 2He became annoyed when he heard the bad news Syn|Hypo|Hyper get, go sober, sober up become sober after excessive alcohol consumption sober, sober upbecome more realistic workarrive at a certain condition through repeated motion take effectgo into effect or become effective or operative runchange from one state to another takebe seized or affected in a specified way breakcome into being settlebecome resolved, fixed, established, or quiet change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action v enhance the appearance of Mourning becomes Electra Syn|Hyper suit beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify make more beautiful |
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