| 释义 |
Examples:changed beyond recognition—lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening—The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).—It is hard change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.—not significantly changed—lit. a notch on the side of a boat locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances—change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction—things have remained the same, but people have changed—Things haven't changed at all.—lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—want to have sth. overruled or changed—United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change—change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear—many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose—nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition—the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood—face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc—change a plan as quickly as a flag (changes in the wind)(idiom)—reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed revolution)—fig. a slight change will affect everything else—develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change—change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty—lit. change more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon— |