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mutate into sth
常用于生物、病毒或抽象事物发生变化。
The virus quickly mutated into a new strain.
这种病毒迅速变异成了一种新毒株。
变异；突变
mutating — present participle of mutate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
变异；突变
to change genetically or develop new characteristics
The virus quickly mutated into a new strain.
这种病毒迅速变异成了一种新毒株。
多用于生物学，指基因发生改变
发生突变。
To undergo mutation.
引起突变；导致突变。
To cause mutation.
mutate
Base
原形
mutates
3rd person
第三人称单数
mutating
-ing
现在分词
mutated
Past
过去式
mutated
Past participle
过去分词
Genes mutate over time.
基因会随着时间发生变异。
The virus mutated rapidly in the lab.
这种病毒在实验室里迅速变异了。
The cells have mutated into a new form.
这些细胞已经变异成了一种新的形态。
常用在生物或基因领域，指产生变异；也可比喻事物发生变化。
The virus mutates rapidly, so a new vaccine may be needed every year.
这种病毒变异很快，所以可能每年都需要新的疫苗。
After years of treatment, the bacteria mutated into a strain that was resistant to the drug.
经过多年的治疗，这些细菌变异成了一种对药物有抗药性的菌株。
Researchers want to see how the cells mutate when they are exposed to high levels of radiation.
研究人员想观察这些细胞在受到高剂量辐射时如何变异。
常用于生物、病毒或抽象事物发生变化。
The virus quickly mutated into a new strain.
这种病毒迅速变异成了一种新毒株。
强调变化起点和终点。
The conflict mutated from a local dispute into a regional crisis.
这场冲突从地方纠纷演变成了区域危机。
用作及物动词时，主语通常是导致变异的事物。
Exposure to radiation can mutate the DNA of cells.
暴露于辐射可以使细胞的DNA发生变异。
Not this
The caterpillar mutated a butterfly.
Use this
The caterpillar mutated into a butterfly.
mutate 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语；表示变成某物时要用介词 into。中文的“变成”不需要介词，所以学习者容易漏掉 into。
Not this
We need to study the mutate of the virus.
Use this
We need to study the mutation of the virus.
在 the ... of 结构中需要名词，mutate 是动词，其名词形式为 mutation，不能用动词原形作宾语。
Not this
The virus was mutated naturally in the lab.
Use this
The virus mutated naturally in the lab.
表示自然发生变异时，mutate 作不及物动词用主动语态；被动语态 was mutated 暗示有外力刻意导致，与 naturally 矛盾。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
变异成；演变成
The virus can mutate into a more dangerous form.
这种病毒可能变异成更危险的形式。
迅速变异
Flu viruses mutate rapidly from season to season.
流感病毒每个季节都会迅速变异。
细胞变异
Cancer cells mutate and divide uncontrollably.
癌细胞会变异并不受控制地分裂。
随时间演变
Languages mutate over time, absorbing new words.
语言会随时间演变，吸收新词汇。
变得面目全非
The original design has mutated beyond recognition.
最初的设计已经变得面目全非。
演变成；逐渐变为
A harmless joke can mutate into something hurtful if repeated too often.
一个无伤大雅的玩笑如果重复太多次，也可能演变成伤人的话。
变得面目全非；变得认不出来
The old neighborhood has mutated beyond recognition since the new buildings went up.
自从新楼建起后，这个老街区已经变得面目全非了。
Use mutating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 mutate 想成 mute（静音）+ ate（吃）：基因像吃了静音药，功能沉默，于是发生变异。
语域：mixed 常见场景：生物学与遗传学文献、科普文章与科技新闻、书面评论中的比喻用法 该词表示‘发生突变/使变异’时，多用于生物学、遗传学或科技语境，语域偏正式；引申为‘演变成’时常见于书面或评论性表达，带比喻色彩。实际语域会随搭配和场景变化，建议按上下文判断。
The words above all keep the -ate spelling and end in an /eɪt/ sound, but they do not fully rhyme with mutate /ˈmjuːteɪt/, whose first syllable carries the stress. Beware lookalikes mute /mjuːt/ and commute /kəˈmjuːt/ (they end in /juːt/), and mutation /mjuːˈteɪʃən/ (it ends in /ʃən/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.