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be·come /bɪˈkʌm/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tensepstbecame /-ˈkeɪm/, past participleppbecome)
1[linking verb]BECOME to start to have a feeling or quality, or to start to develop into something 变成,变得
The weather became warmer.
天气变暖和了。
Slowly my eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
我的眼睛渐渐适应了黑暗。
Helen became increasingly anxious about her husband’s strange behaviour.
海伦越来越担心她丈夫的反常行为。
Pollution from cars has become a major problem.
汽车污染已成为严重的问题。
2[linking verb]BECOME to start to have a job or position 成为,变成
George became king at the age of 54.
乔治在54岁时当上了国王。
When did you first want to become a teacher?
你最早是什么时候想要当一名教师的?
3[transitiveT not in progressive] formalSUITABLE to be suitable for someone, or to look attractive on them 适合SYN suit
Blue really becomes her.
蓝色非常适合她。
Don’t try to be clever – it doesn’t become you.
不要装聪明——这样跟你不相称。
4what became of ... ? whatever will become of ... ?HAPPENused to ask what has happened to someone or something, especially when you have not seen them for a long time, or what will happen to someone that you are worried about…怎么样了?/…会怎么样?
What became of those Chinese vases that Mum used to have?
妈妈以前的那些中国花瓶呢?
Whatever will become of Sam when his wife dies?
如果妻子死了,萨姆会怎么样呢?
nGRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Become is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
It became more difficult.
She hoped to become a lawyer.
THESAURUS
become to start to have a feeling or quality, or to start to develop into something 变成,变得
His parents became worried when he was late home from school.
他放学回家晚了,父母担心起来。
Violent crime is becoming a major problem.
暴力犯罪问题越来越严重。
nShe became more confident when she joined a drama group.
get to start to have a feeling or quality. Get is less formal than become and is much more commonly used in everyday English 变得〔get没有become正式,在日常英语中常用得多〕
I was getting very tired.
我很累了。
Make sure you’re home before it gets dark.
你一定要在天黑前到家。
go to become something – used about things becoming a different colour, or things or people becoming worse in some way 变为,变成〔用于指物体变成不同的颜色,或指物体或人变得不好〕
Her hair was going grey.
她头发变白了。
He went blind.
他失明了。
I think I’m going mad.
我觉得我快疯了。
turn to become something – used about things becoming a different colour, or the weather or people’s behaviour changing 变得,变为〔用于指颜色、天气或人的行为的变化〕
The water had turned bright green.
水变成了鲜绿色。
The weather is expected to turn cold again.
预计天气将再次转冷。
He suddenly turned nasty.
他突然凶起来。
grow especially written to gradually become something 逐渐变得
become ♦︎ get ♦︎ go ♦︎ grow ♦︎ come ♦︎ turnThese verbs all mean to start to be sth or to change from one state or condition to another.这些动词均表示开始变得、变成。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to get / grow / come to know / like sb / sth◆to become / get / grow / turn cold / warm / chilly◆to become / get / grow fat / old◆to become / get / grow angry / hungry / tired◆to become / get annoyed / confused / involved / worried◆to become / get / grow used / accustomed to sth◆to become / get engaged / pregnant◆to become / go / turn red / white / blue, etc.◆to become / go blind / crazy / mad◆to become / come loose◆to go / turn bad / sour■become(became, become)to start to be sth开始变得;变成◆She was becoming confused.她开始糊涂了。◆It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.靠他的工资越来越难以维持生计了。◆She became queen in 1952.她于1952年登基为女王。◆The bill will become law next year.该议案将于明年成为法律。■get(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten)to reach, or make sb/sth/yourself reach, a particular state or condition; to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. sth(使)达到,进入;开始(感觉到、认识到、成为等);达到⋯地步(或程度)◆You'll soon get used to the climate here.你很快会习惯这儿的气候。◆We ought to go; it's getting late.我们该走了,时候不早了。◆to get dressed / undressed(= to put your clothes on / take your clothes off)穿上/脱下衣服◆They plan to get married in the summer.他们打算夏天结婚。◆She's upstairs getting ready.她在楼上做准备。◆Don't get your dress dirty!别把你的连衣裙弄脏!◆She soon got the children ready for school.她很快就让孩子们准备好了去上学。◆You'll like her once you get to know her.你一旦了解她就会喜欢她。◆She's getting to be an old lady now.她现在都快成老太婆了。NOTE辨析 Become or get?Both these verbs can describe changes in sb's state or condition.这两个动词均可指人的状态或境况的改变◆to become / get tired / cold / angry / scared / pregnant / thin / old / better累了;变冷;生气了;害怕了;怀孕了;变瘦;变老;变好In general, become is more formal than get, and get is more frequent in spoken language. However, there are some cases where you can only use one of these words.一般来说,become较get正式,get较常用于口语中。不过,有些情况只能用其中的一个◆I became / got hungry / upset(= verb + adjective).我饿了;我心烦意乱起来。(在动词 + 形容词结构中,一般情况下用become或get均可)◆She became Queen / a teacher / a member of the club(= verb + noun).她成为了女王/教师/俱乐部的会员。(在动词 + 名词结构中,只能用become)◆She got Queen, etc.◆Don't get your dress dirty(= verb + noun + adjective)!别把你的连衣裙弄脏了!(在动词 + 名词 + 形容词结构中,只能用get)◆Don't become your dress dirty!◆It took me a long time to get to know her properly(= verb + to + infinitive).我花了很长时间才真正了解她。(在动词 + 带to不定式结构中,只能用get)◆to become to know herUse get for changes that are the result of deliberate actions by you or sb else.描述自己或他人有意的行为所带来的变化,用get◆to get dressed / married / divorced / killed / mugged / fired穿好衣服;结婚;离婚;被杀;遭到抢劫;被解雇◆to become dressed/married, etc.There are also some adjectives that you can only use with become (not get). These include adjectives connected with ability (able/unable/proficient/skilled), knowledge (aware, certain, convinced), availability (available, common, extinct, useful) and clarity (clear, obvious, evident, apparent).有些形容词只能与become而不能与get连用,这些形容词包括表示能力的able、unable、proficient和skilled,表示认知的aware、certain和convinced,表示可获性和可用度的available、common、extinct和useful,以及表示明晰的clear、obvious、evident和apparent。■go(goes, went, gone)to become different in a particular way, especially a bad way; to reach a particular state or condition(尤指朝坏的方面)变成,变为,变得;进入⋯状态;处于⋯状况◆Her hair is going grey.她的头发日渐花白。◆This milk has gone sour.这牛奶馊了。◆The children went wild with excitement.孩子们欣喜若狂。◆She went to sleep.她睡着了。◆That colour has gone out of fashion.那种颜色已经过时了。ⓘ Go is often used to talk about changes in colour (to go red/white/grey) and other, especially negative, changes (to go mad/bad/bald/crazy/wrong/bankrupt). * go常用以指颜色的变化和负面变化,如to go red/white/grey(变红;变白;变灰白);to go mad/bad/bald/crazy/wrong/bankrupt(发疯;变坏;谢顶;发狂;出毛病;破产)。■grow(grew, grown)to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time; to gradually begin to do sth逐渐变得;逐渐成为;逐渐开始◆The skies grew dark and it began to rain.天渐渐黑了,下起雨来。◆As time went on he grew more and more impatient.时间久了,他越来越没有耐性。◆I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.我肯定你会慢慢喜欢上她的。ⓘ Grow is used to talk about changes that happen over a period of time rather than suddenly. It is often used with comparative adjectives to show this gradual change. * grow指在一段时间内逐渐发生变化,而非突然变化。常与形容词比较级连用,以示渐变◆She suddenly grew angry.◆She grew braver with time.时间慢慢过去,她变得更勇敢了。■come(come, come)to become; to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe sth成为;变成;达到(认识、理解或相信的程度)◆The buttons had come undone.纽扣都松开了。◆Everything will come right in the end.一切最终都会好起来的。◆I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.对于他的这种举止我渐渐不感到意外了。NOTE辨析 Grow and comeIn this meaning, these two verbs are either followed by an adjective (come loose/grow calm), or by 'to' + infinitive (I came/grew to realize, understand, believe, etc.).表达此义时,这两个动词后接形容词或带to的不定式,如come loose/grow calm(松了;平静下来);I came/grew to realize, understand, believe, etc.(我逐渐认识到/理解/相信等)。■turnto change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this(使)变成,成为◆The leaves were turning brown.叶子变黄了。◆He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.我们不给他钱时,他立刻露出凶相。◆She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时面如死灰。◆He's a lawyer turned politician(= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician).他以前是个律师,现在从政。ⓘ Turn is used to talk about colours * turn用来表示颜色变化◆to turn blue / red / white;变蓝;变红;变白about changes in the weather天气变化◆to turn cold / warm / chilly变得寒冷/温暖/阴冷and negative changes和负面变化◆to turn nasty / mean / sour / bad变得凶恶/卑鄙;馊了;变坏