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单词 become
释义 be·come
\bə̇ˈkəm, bē-\ verb
(be·came \-kām\ ; become ; becoming ; becomes)
Etymology: Middle English becomen, from Old English becoman, becuman to come to, approach, happen, befit (akin to Old High German biqueman to come to, meet, Gothic biquiman to come to) from be- + coman, cuman to come — more at come
intransitive verb
1.
 a. obsolete
  (1) : come
  (2) : go
   < where is Warwick then become — Shakespeare >
 b.
  (1) : to come to exist or occur
  (2) : to emerge as an entity : grow to manifest a certain essence, nature, development, or significance
   < we do not know our own identity since we are always in a state of becoming — J.D.Adams >
   < what becomes has duration — A.N.Whitehead >
 c. archaic : to come to experience — used with an infinitive
2.
 a. : to pass from a previous state or condition and come to be : grow or change into being through taking on a new character or characteristic
  < as the pain becomes more intense >
  < that they might rest and become warm — T.B.Costain >
 b. : to take on a new role, essence, or nature and come to be
  < he became the nation's first president >
  < his former foes becoming loyal allies >
  < materials formerly wasted becoming profitable by-products >
 c. : to come to be — used as an auxiliary in passive constructions
  < she became influenced by these ideas >
  < men becoming hurt in the battle >
3.
 a. : happen
  < it sometimes becomes that these accounts are misleading >
 b. : to ensue by way of fate, destiny, or disposition — usually used with of
  < he wondered what had become of his boyhood friends >
  < investigating what became of the missing ship >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to accord with : be suitable to : lack jarring contrast to or incongruity with
  < rough clothes becoming their lowly condition >
  < brash confidence ill becoming his record of failures >
 b. : to suit with propriety : be quite proper for
  < dignity becoming a lord >
  < the humility that becomes the amateur — B.N.Cardozo >
2. : grace:
 a. : to adorn or look well on while befitting or according with
  < a hat that becomes her >
 b. : to occupy, use, or wear with suitable bearing or pleasing grace
  < he becomes his high office >
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