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be·come /bɪˈkʌm/ vi. | vt. | phr. (be·came /bɪˈkeɪm/, be·come)
❶ vi.
1. 变成，成为；变得，开始变得
The tadpole becomes a frog. 蝌蚪长成青蛙。
He became chairman of the committee. 他成了委员会的主席。
He'll soon become fifty. 他不久就到50岁了。
become ill 生病
Our technique is becoming increasingly specialized. 我们的技术正在变得越来越专业化。
All women become like their mothers. 女人总是越变越像自己的母亲。
She became influenced by these ideas. 她开始受这些观点的影响。
2. 〈古〉发生
❷ vt.
1. 适合；同…相称
Her clothes become her. 她的衣服穿在她身上显得很匹配。
It ill becomes you to complain. 发牢骚同你的身份可不大相称。
He becomes his high office. 他的举止与他的高官身份相称。
Nothing in his life became him like leaving it. 他活着毫无意义，只配去死。
2. 使更美，使好看
She noticed me looking at her and frowned slightly. Frowning became her. 她注意到我在看她，就微微皱起了眉头，这一颦蹙她就更好看了。
[<OE becuman to happen, come about < be be-+ cuman come] phr. become of 使遭遇；发生于 What's become of George? I've heard nothing of him for ages. 乔治情况怎样? 我好久没听到他的消息了。They investigated what had become of the missing ship. 他们调查那条失踪船舶的下落。 |