changeling + verb
changeling 用作主语，常与被动语态连用。
The changeling was left in the cradle.
那个被偷换的孩子被留在了摇篮里。
被调包的孩子；被偷换的婴儿
被秘密替换的人或物(尤指被认为是劣等的)。；能改变形状以模仿他物的生物；变形者。；被偷换后留下的孩童；矮小丑陋的小孩；低能儿
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
被秘密替换的人或物(尤指被认为是劣等的)。
A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
能改变形状以模仿他物的生物；变形者。
An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
The old legend says the fairies left a changeling in the baby's cradle.
那个古老的传说讲，仙女在婴儿的摇篮里留下了一个被调包的孩子。
用法提示：changeling 为名词，指被偷偷替换的婴儿。
In the story, the family only realized their son was a changeling when he started singing strange songs.
故事里，那家人直到儿子开始唱奇怪的歌，才发现他是被调包的孩子。
用法提示：changeling 用作表语，表示“被调换的孩子”。
People long ago believed a sickly child might be a changeling left by elves.
很久以前人们相信，一个体弱的孩子可能是精灵留下的被调换的孩子。
用法提示：changeling 作名词，指被精灵调换后留下的孩子。
changeling 用作主语，常与被动语态连用。
The changeling was left in the cradle.
那个被偷换的孩子被留在了摇篮里。
The fairies replaced the baby with a changeling.
仙女们用被偷换的孩子换走了婴儿。
所有格形式 changeling's。
The changeling's mother suspected something was wrong.
那个被偷换的孩子的母亲怀疑出了什么问题。
常与表示外貌或健康的形容词连用。
a sickly changeling
一个多病的被偷换的孩子
grammar · medium
易错句子She had an changeling.
正确表达She had a changeling.
因为changeling以辅音音素/tʃ/开头，所以不定冠词应该用a而不是an。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many changeling in the forest.
正确表达There were many changelings in the forest.
因为changeling是可数名词，复数形式需要加-s。
与changeling相比，foundling指被遗弃后被发现的婴儿，而changeling指被秘密替换的婴儿，前者强调被遗弃，后者强调被调换。
changing是动名词或形容词，指变化的过程；changeling是名词，指被调换的儿童，两者词性和意义完全不同。
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