| 词组 | become |
| 释义 | become When something or someone becomes a particular thing, they start being that thing. When you feed a current through the coil, it becomes a magnet. Anybody can become a qualified teacher. The past tense of 'become' is became, not 'becomed'. We became good friends at once. The smell became stronger and stronger. The past participle is become. Would you say that life has become a lot easier for you? The notion had become very popular in the United States. When become is followed by a singular noun group, the noun group usually begins with a determiner. Portugal became a colonial power. I became a construction engineer. ...the aristocratic young man who becomes his friend. However, when the noun group refers to a unique job or position within an organization, the determiner can be omitted. In 1960 he became Ambassador to Hungary. He went on to become head of one of the company's largest divisions. The following words can be used to mean 'become'. Note that these words can only be followed by an adjective. You do not use a noun group after them. ◊ 'get' Get is very often used to mean 'become'. In conversation, you usually say get rather than 'become'. It was getting dark. She began to get suspicious. If things get any worse, you'll have to come home. ◊ 'grow' In written English, grow is sometimes used to mean 'become'. You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes to a particular state or condition. Some of her ministers are growing impatient. The sun grew so hot that they were forced to stop working. ◊ 'come' Come can be used with 'loose' or 'unstuck' to say that something gradually becomes loose or unstuck. Waterproof sheets should be pinned or tied down at all corners so that they will not come loose. Some of the posters came unstuck. If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens. My wish had come true. ◊ 'go' and 'turn' Sometimes you use go or turn to mean 'become'. If you want to say that something becomes a different colour, you use go or turn. Her hair was going grey. The grass had turned brown. If you want to say that a person's face suddenly changes colour, you use go or turn. For example, you say that someone goes or turns pale. Ralph went crimson. He turned bright red. Colonel Williams gaped, then flushed, then went absolutely white. Note that you do not say that someone 'gets pale' or 'becomes pale'. If you want to say that someone feels a sudden change in their body, you use go. I went numb. He went cold all over. Their mouths went dry. You use go to say that something suddenly becomes slack or limp. The rope went slack. He went as limp as an armful of wet laundry. If you want to say that someone becomes blind or deaf, you usually use go. She was bedridden and going blind. If you want to say that someone becomes mad, or starts behaving as if they are mad, you use go. His sister went insane. He went raving mad. Uncle Nick went wild with excitement. There are also several expressions in which go is used to mean 'become'. For example, you say that a plan or scheme 'goes wrong' or 'goes awry', that a telephone 'goes dead', or that someone's mind 'goes blank'. In some expressions, go is used to say that a person or organization changes their legal status. For example, you say that someone 'goes bankrupt', that a company 'goes public', or that a school 'goes comprehensive'. |
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