英语词汇“becoming”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

be•com•ing adj.

giving a pleasing effect or attractive appearance:wore a becoming hairdo.
suitable;
proper:[usually: be + ~]Such language during that speech was not becoming.

be•com•ing adj.

that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing:a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
suitable;
appropriate;
proper:a becoming sentiment.

any process of change.
Philosophy[Aristotelianism.]any change involving realization of potentialities, as a movement from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality.

become + -ing¹, -ing² 1555–65

be•com′ing•ly, adv.
be•com′ing•ness, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . comely.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fitting, meet, fit, apt, right, decorous, congruous, seemly.

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becoming /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ adj

suitable; appropriate

beˈcomingly adv beˈcomingness n

be•come v., -came, -come, -com•ing.

[~ + adjective] to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): I became tired and went to bed.
to come into being:[~ + noun]She became a ballerina.
to be attractive on;
suit:[~ + object* not: be + ~-ing]That dress becomes you.
to be suitable to the dignity or rank:[~ + object* not: be + ~-ing]conduct that becomes an officer.

becoming

Idioms

Idioms become of, [~ + object* used in questions]to happen to (someone or something);
to be the fate of (someone or something):Whatever became of him?

be•come v., be•came, be•come, be•com•ing.
v.i.

to come, change, or grow to be (as specified):He became tired.
to come into being.

v.t.

to be attractive on;
befit in appearance;
look well on:That gown becomes you.
to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of:conduct that becomes an officer.
Idioms become of, to happen to;
be the fate of:What will become of him?

bef. 900; Middle English becumen, Old English becuman to come about, happen; cognate with Dutch bekomen, German bekommen, Gothic biqiman. See be-, come

become /bɪˈkʌm/ vb ( -comes, -coming, -came, -come)(mainly intr)

(copula) to come to be; develop or grow into: he became a monster
(followed by of; usually used in a question) to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to): what became of him?
(transitive) (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suit: that dress becomes you
(transitive) to be appropriate; befit: it ill becomes you to complain

Etymology: Old English becuman to happen; related to Old High German biqueman to come to, Gothic biquiman to appear suddenly

单词	becoming
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 be•com•ing /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. giving a pleasing effect or attractive appearance:wore a becoming hairdo. suitable; proper:[usually: be + ~]Such language during that speech was not becoming. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 be•com•ing (bi kum′ing),USA pronunciation adj. that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing:a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo. suitable; appropriate; proper:a becoming sentiment. n. any process of change. Philosophy[Aristotelianism.]any change involving realization of potentialities, as a movement from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality. become + -ing¹, -ing² 1555–65 be•com′ing•ly, adv. be•com′ing•ness, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . comely. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fitting, meet, fit, apt, right, decorous, congruous, seemly. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: becoming /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ adj suitable; appropriate beˈcomingly adv beˈcomingness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 be•come /bɪˈkʌm/USA pronunciation v., -came, -come, -com•ing. [~ + adjective] to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): I became tired and went to bed. to come into being:[~ + noun]She became a ballerina. to be attractive on; suit:[~ + object* not: be + ~-ing]That dress becomes you. to be suitable to the dignity or rank:[~ + object* not: be + ~-ing]conduct that becomes an officer. See becoming. Idioms Idioms become of, [~ + object* used in questions]to happen to (someone or something); to be the fate of (someone or something):Whatever became of him? WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 be•come (bi kum′),USA pronunciation v., be•came, be•come, be•com•ing. v.i. to come, change, or grow to be (as specified):He became tired. to come into being. v.t. to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on:That gown becomes you. to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of:conduct that becomes an officer. Idioms become of, to happen to; be the fate of:What will become of him? bef. 900; Middle English becumen, Old English becuman to come about, happen; cognate with Dutch bekomen, German bekommen, Gothic biqiman. See be-, come Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: become /bɪˈkʌm/ vb ( -comes, -coming, -came, -come)(mainly intr) (copula) to come to be; develop or grow into: he became a monster (followed by of; usually used in a question) to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to): what became of him? (transitive) (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suit: that dress becomes you (transitive) to be appropriate; befit: it ill becomes you to complain Etymology: Old English becuman to happen; related to Old High German biqueman to come to, Gothic biquiman to appear suddenly
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