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单词 metamorphose
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
met•a•mor•phose /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfoʊz, -foʊs/USA pronunciation   v., -phosed, -phos•ing. 
  1. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism: [~ + object]The heat metamorphosed those rocks.[no object]Over thousands of years the rocks metamorphosed.
  2. to (cause to) undergo a change in form or nature: [no object]She metamorphosed into a lovely creature when she matured.[~ + object]Living in the city metamorphosed him into an unfeeling killer.
See -morph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
met•a•mor•phose  (met′ə môr′fōz, -fōs),USA pronunciation v., -phosed, -phos•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to change the form or nature of;
    transform.
  2. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism.

v.i. 
  1. to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.
  • back formation from metamorphosis 1570–80
    • 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mutate, transmute.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
metamorphose /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz/ vb
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism
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