morph

Word family

morph /mɔːf $ mɔːrf/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

to develop a new appearance or change into something else, or to make something do this （使）变形为，（使）变为

morph into

The river flooded its banks and morphed into a giant sea that swamped the town.

河水漫过堤岸，变成一片汪洋，淹没了小镇。

Examples from the Corpus

morph• And you can bet those names will continue morphing into even more marketing-friendly nonsense.• They warned that politicians, once infused with a sense of providential mission, could morph into smarmy tyrants.• Even as people try to learn how to use them, computers are morphing into something new.• Spinning bodies, eyes popping out of heads, hair standing on end, characters morphing into strange creatures.• Now, as they design new technology products, Hewlett-Packard engineers can morph within minutes into five or six nimble teams.

morph into• The Consumnes River flooded its banks and morphed into a giant sea that swamped homes and ranches.

Origin morph

(1900-2000) metamorphosis

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 0 COCA: 14029

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