BECOME DIFFERENT / MAKE STH DIFFERENT 变得不同/使某物不同, [I,T] to become different, or to make something become different

变化，改变:

Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her.

自从我上次看见苏珊以来，她变了许多。

Changing your eating habits is the best way to lose weight.

改变饮食习惯是减肥的最佳方法。

The rules won't change overnight (=change quickly) .

规章制度不会一夜之间改变。

The leaves on trees change colour in the autumn.

树叶在秋天改变颜色。

He changed from being a nice lad to being rude and unhelpful.

他从一个和气的小伙子变成了粗鲁无礼、不肯帮助人的样子。

The hissing sound gradually changed into a low hum.

嘶嘶声逐渐变成了低沉的嗡嗡声。

A witch had changed him into a mouse.

女巫把他变成了一只老鼠。

Mueller changed his name to Miller when he became a U.S. citizen.

穆勒 (Mueller) 成为美国公民后，就把自己的名字改为米勒 (Miller) 了。

Attitudes towards sexuality have radically changed.

对待性行为的态度发生了巨大的变化。

START DOING / USING STH DIFFERENT 开始做不同的事情/使用不同的东西, [I,T] to stop doing or using one thing, and start doing or using something else instead

转变; 转换;

She changed jobs in May.

五月份她换了工作。

The company has recently changed to a more powerful computer system.

公司最近换了一套功能更强大的计算机系统。

The ship changed course and headed south.

船改变了航向，朝南驶去。

The company has had to change direction because of developments in technology.

由于技术的发展，这家公司不得不改变方向。

Piper awkwardly tried to change the subject (=talk about something else) .

派珀笨拙地想要改变话题。

REPLACE STH 取代某事物, [T] to put or use something new or different in place of something else, especially because it is old, damaged, or broken

替换; 更换:

Three boys were changing a tyre by the side of the road.

三个男孩在路边换轮胎。

When I lost my keys, we had to change all the locks.

我丢了钥匙之后，我们只好把所有的锁都换了。

The time of the meeting has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10:30.

开会时间从上午十一点改到十点半。

How often do you change cars (=buy a new car and sell the old one) ?

你多久换一辆汽车？

change your mind, to change your decision, plan, or opinion about something

改变主意:

Her father tried to get her to change her mind.

父亲试图让她改变主意。

If you change your mind about the job, just give me a call.

如果你对这份工作改变了主意，就打电话给我。

change sides, to leave one party, group etc and join an opposing party, group etc

投向对方营垒:

It's quite rare for politicians to change sides.

很少有政客会投奔对方营垒。

CLOTHES 衣服

BED 床, [T] to take the dirty sheets off a bed and put on clean ones

换〔床单〕

EXCHANGE GOODS 换货 [T] [BrE]

EXCHANGE MONEY 换钱, [T]

TRAINS / BUSES / AIRCRAFT 火车/公共汽车/飞机, [I,T] to get off one train, bus, or aircraft and into another in order to continue your journey

换乘，转乘:

Passengers for Liverpool should change at Crewe.

前往利物浦的乘客要在克鲁中转。

I had to change planes in Denver.

我得在丹佛转机。

change hands, if property changes hands, it starts to belong to someone else

易手，易主:

The house has changed hands three times in the last two years.

在过去的两年中，这房子已转手三次了。

change places (with sb)

GEAR 排挡, [I,T] to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher or lower gear in order to go faster or slower

〔汽车〕换排挡:

Change into second gear as you approach the corner.

靠近转弯的地方要换成二挡。

Change down before you get to the hill.

上坡时要减挡。

change your tune, [informal] to start expressing a different attitude and reacting in a different way, after something has happened

〔某事发生后〕改变调子，改变态度:

The question is, will the president change his tune on taxes?

问题在于，总统在税收问题上是否会改变态度？

WIND 风, [I] if the wind changes, it starts to blow in a different direction

改变风向

change your spots, to change your character completely

彻底改变特点（特性）:

US business has changed its spots in recent years.

美国的商业特点近年来已经发生了变化。

THINGS BECOMING DIFFERENT 事情变得不同, [C,U] the process or result of something or someone becoming different

变化，改变，变更:

I find it hard to cope with change.

我觉得很难适应变化。

scientists worried about climatic change

为气候变化感到担忧的科学家们

changes in the immigration laws

移民法的改变

A change in personality may mean your teenager has a drug problem.

十几岁的孩子如果性格上发生了变化可能意味着有吸毒问题。

a change of temperature

温度的变化

No major changes were made to the book.

这本书没有大的修改。

There was a change for the better in the patient's condition.

病人的情况有所好转。

She had a change of heart

(=change in attitude) and decided to stay.