| 单词 | change shape |
| 释义 | change shape (once / 56824 pages) v WORD FAMILY change shape: changed shape, changes shape, changing shape USAGE EXAMPLESThe war will change shape, and will continue. BBC(Dec 14, 2016) But it has held its shape because it has changed shape — and because the world has not run out of wars. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) But in recent years, our legal and crime narratives have begun to change shape, especially when it comes to sexual violence. Slate(Oct 13, 2016) v assume a different shape or form Syn|Hypo|Hyper change form, deform roll take the shape of a roll or cylinder grain, granulatebecome granular bulge, pouch, protrudeswell or protrude outwards point, sharpen, tapergive a point to furl, roll upform into a cylinder by rolling flatten, flatten outbecome flat or flatter drawcontract deformbecome misshapen batter, dingemake a dent or impression in distort, twine, twistform into a spiral shape bend, deform, flex, turn, twistcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form bend, flexform a curve extend, stretch, stretch out, unfoldextend or stretch out to a greater or the full length bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, startbulge outward bulkstick out or up acuminatemake sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point douselower quickly reefroll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area boltmake or roll into bolts splatflatten on impact gather in, take infold up brailtake in a sail with a brail dent, indentmake a depression into incurvatecause to curve inward gnarltwist into a state of deformity crankbend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolvecurl, wind, or twist together wrench, wringtwist and compress, as if in pain or anguish contort, deform, distort, wringtwist and press out of shape pressplace between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure entangle, mat, snarl, tangletwist together or entwine into a confusing mass enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twinespin,wind, or twist together spinwork natural fibers into a thread interweave, weaveinterlace by or as if by weaving crook, curvebend or cause to bend arc, arch, curveform an arch or curve incurvatebend inwards replicate, retroflexbend or turn backward angle, lean, slant, tilt, tipto incline or bend from a vertical position bend, bow, crouch, stoopbend one's back forward from the waist on down double, double over, double upbend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovelshow submission or fear curl, curl up, draw inshape one's body into a curl change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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