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单词 becomingly
释义
becomingbe‧com‧ing /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ adjective formal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Bad language is not at all becoming.
  • Laura's hair is softer and more becoming.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • She had received the plaudits with becoming modesty, of course.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Access to the Internet is fast becoming a necessity.
 I was very excited about becoming an uncle (=your sister or your brother’s wife has a child).
 I’m thinking about becoming a vegetarian.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· On her right stood an empty cottage, fast becoming derelict.· But Portillo is fast becoming flavour of the month and will increasingly find himself in the public eye.· The crowds were fast becoming uncontrollable as they tried to push their way through the jammed entrance to the field.
· But substantial progress is being made and the most important resources of all, expertise and know-how, are now becoming available.· In the tangle of rocks and trees we get a glimpse of the lions, now becoming agitated.· Daily newspapers are now becoming popular, providing the first phase of what will later become known as the mass media.· Other urges were now becoming apparent.· It is now becoming clear that the same is true of the City of London's many law firms.
NOUN
· Today we are becoming part of a family.· What you get from our work is small things that are very important in becoming part of your life.· They were given the choice of becoming part of the maintained system or becoming independent; most chose the latter.· It seems that the genuine offspring might gain some protection by becoming part of an enlarged brood.· Slowly, very slowly, she was becoming part of it.· Even so, some residents had started to venture out to local pubs and shops and were slowly becoming part of the community.· It seemed as if the instruments they held - long pipes and hand drums - were somehow becoming part of their bodies.· He was becoming part of the machinery of the piece.
1a piece of clothing, a hairstyle etc that is becoming makes you look attractive:  Her short hairstyle is very becoming.2words or actions that are becoming are suitable for you or for the situation you are in:  She received the praise with becoming modesty.becomingly adverb
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