“Become”是英语中一个高频动词,中文常译为“变成”“成为”或“适合”,它既可用于描述状态变化,也能表达身份、职业的转变,甚至暗含“适合”的抽象含义,本文将详细解析其定义、用法、搭配短语,并通过例句帮助读者彻底掌握这个词。
“Become”的核心意义是“从一种状态转变为另一种状态”,强调变化的过程或结果,其过去式为“became”,过去分词为“become”,具体可分为三类含义:
物理或状态变化
身份或职业的转变
“适合”或“相称”(较正式用法)
基本句型
例:The leaves became yellow in autumn.(秋天树叶变黄了。)
例:It became clear that he was lying.(很明显他在撒谎。)
高频短语搭配
例:What will become of the old building?(那座老建筑会变成什么样?)
例:She became aware of the problem.(她意识到了问题。)
例:TikTok became popular worldwide.(TikTok在全球流行起来。)
Become vs. Get
Become vs. Turn
例:The milk turned sour.(牛奶变酸了。——不可逆变化)
励志语境
“Dream big and become unstoppable.”(勇敢追梦,势不可挡。)
文学与影视
《哈利·波特》中邓布利多的名言:“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”(选择决定我们成为什么样的人,而非能力。)
错误:She became to a teacher.
正确:She became a teacher.(“Become”后直接接名词,不加“to”。)
错误:It became coldly.
正确:It became cold.(“Become”后接形容词,非副词。)
“Become”虽是一个基础词汇,但其灵活性和多义性值得深入掌握,通过理解其核心含义、搭配短语及语境差异,你可以更准确地运用它表达变化与成长,下次遇到这个词时,不妨思考:是“变成”“成为”,还是“适合”?答案就在上下文之中。
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