Word · Frequency #20918
metamorphose
使变形；使彻底改变；蜕变
to change completely in form or nature, or to make something change in this way
- 1.
Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis.
(蛾或昆虫)经历变态发育
- 2.
To undergo some transformation.
经历某种转变
- 3.
To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.
使(某物)变成完全不同的样子
(蛾或昆虫)经历变态发育；经历某种转变；使(某物)变成完全不同的样子；使变形；使变态
In use
The caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly.
The old factory was metamorphosed into a modern art gallery.
Over time, their friendship metamorphosed into something deeper.
metamorphose into sth
不及物用法，主语自身发生变化，后接 into 表示变化结果。
The caterpillar metamorphosed into a butterfly.
毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶。
metamorphose sth into sth
及物用法，接宾语表示使某物变成另一物。
The heat metamorphosed the farmland into a desert.
高温使农田变成了沙漠。
metamorphose from sth into sth
常与 from...into... 连用，强调变化的起点和终点。
Connections
Collocations
- metamorphose into
- 蜕变成；变成
- The caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly.毛毛虫蜕变成蝴蝶。
- metamorphose from ... into ...
- 从……蜕变成……
- The company metamorphosed from a small startup into a global corporation.这家公司从一家小初创企业蜕变成一家跨国集团。
- completely metamorphose
- 彻底改变
- Her personality metamorphosed completely after the trip.那次旅行后，她的性格彻底改变了。
- gradually metamorphose
- 逐渐演变
- The artist's style gradually metamorphosed over the years.这位艺术家的风格多年来逐渐演变。
- metamorphose beyond recognition
- 变得面目全非
- The old town has metamorphosed beyond recognition over the decades.几十年间，这座老城变得面目全非。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：联想到常用词'morph'（变形），'metamorphose'就是彻底变形，如毛毛虫变蝴蝶。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品、生物学描述 该词通常用于正式或文学语体，口语中较少使用；日常表达“使改变”多用 change 或 turn into。
Grammar Note
及物用法中主语是施动者（使……变形）；不及物用法中主语是变化者（自身变形）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 hose、nose、pose、rose、chose、close，它们都以 /əʊz/ 结尾，与 metamorphose 的最后一个音节相同。注意形似但发音不同的词：dose /dəʊs/、lose /luːz/、whose /huːz/ 以及 metamorphosis /ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs/，它们拼写相似但读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.