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N-VAR
變化;改變;變革
If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
例句
The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy...
大使呼吁美國(guó)在政策上作出改變。
What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects...
現(xiàn)在需要的是建筑師態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變。
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N-SING
(令人愉快的)變化，改變
If you say that something is a change or makes a change, you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to.
例句
It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change...
這是個(gè)復(fù)雜的體系，不過確實(shí)有所改變。
Do you feel like you could do with a change?
你想不想改變一下？
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VERB
改用;改做
If you change from one thing to another, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second.
例句
His doctor increased the dosage but did not change to a different medication...
他的醫(yī)生加大了劑量，不過沒有換藥。
He changed from voting against to abstaining.
他原打算投反對(duì)票，后來改為棄權(quán)了。
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V-ERG
(使)變化;(使)改變
When something changes or when you change it, it becomes different.
例句
We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change...
我們正努力探尋并理解氣候是如何變化的。
In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage...
在工會(huì)辦公室，情緒慢慢從順從轉(zhuǎn)變成憤怒。
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VERB
更換;替換
To change something means to replace it with something new or different.
例句
I paid ￡80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse...
我花80英鎊讓人把我車上的收音機(jī)修了修，可我敢肯定，他們只是換了根保險(xiǎn)絲。
If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it.
你要是想換個(gè)醫(yī)生，辦法有兩個(gè)。
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VERB
換(衣服)；更衣
When you change your clothes or change, you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones.
例句
Ben had merely changed his shirt...
本僅僅換了件襯衫。
They had allowed her to shower and change...
他們準(zhǔn)許她沖個(gè)澡，換套衣裳。
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N-COUNT
替換衣服；備用衣服
A change of clothes is an extra set of clothes that you take with you when you go to stay somewhere or to take part in an activity.
例句
He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
他往包里塞了幾套換洗衣服。
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VERB
換(床單)
When you change a bed or change the sheets, you take off the dirty sheets and put on clean ones.
例句
After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly...
換了床單，我很快就能睡著。
I changed the sheets on your bed today.
我今天把你的床單換了。
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VERB
給(嬰兒)換尿布;換(尿布)
When you change a baby or change its nappy or diaper, you take off the dirty one and put on a clean one.
例句
She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him...
她批評(píng)我不會(huì)給他喂奶、不會(huì)換尿布。
He needs his nappy changed.
他的尿布該換了。
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VERB
轉(zhuǎn)乘，換乘(交通工具);轉(zhuǎn)車;轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)
When you change buses, trains, or planes or change, you get off one bus, train, or plane and get on to another in order to continue your journey.
例句
At Glasgow I changed trains for Greenock...
我在格拉斯哥改乘去格里諾克的火車。
We were turned off the train at Hanover, where we had to change.
我們?cè)跐h諾威站被趕下火車，只好在那兒轉(zhuǎn)車。
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VERB
換(擋)
When you change gear or change into another gear, you move the gear lever on a car, bicycle, or other vehicle in order to use a different gear.
例句
The driver tried to change gear, then swerved...
司機(jī)試圖換擋，接著突然轉(zhuǎn)向。
He looked up into the mirror as he changed through his gears.
他一邊換擋，一邊抬眼看后視鏡。
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N-UNCOUNT
找零;找頭
Your change is the money that you receive when you pay for something with more money than it costs because you do not have exactly the right amount of money.
例句
'There's your change.' — 'Thanks very much.'...
“您的找頭。”——“多謝。”
They told the shopkeeper to keep the change.
他們告訴店主不用找錢了。
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N-UNCOUNT
硬幣
Change is coins, rather than paper money.
例句
Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change...
竊賊洗劫了辦公室，拿走了一口袋散幣。
The man in the store won't give him change for the phone unless he buys something.
店里的人不肯給他換硬幣打電話，除非他買點(diǎn)什么。
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N-UNCOUNT
零錢
If you have change for larger notes, bills, or coins, you have the same value in smaller notes, bills, or coins, which you can give to someone in exchange.
例句
The courier had change for a ￡10 note.
快遞員能破開10英鎊的紙幣。
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VERB
兌換(貨幣);換(零錢)
When you change money, you exchange it for the same amount of money in a different currency, or in smaller notes, bills, or coins.
例句
You can expect to pay the bank a fee of around 1% to 2% every time you change money...
每次到銀行換幣都會(huì)要求付1%到2%的手續(xù)費(fèi)。
If you travel frequently, find an agency that will change one foreign currency directly into another.
如果經(jīng)常旅行，找一家能直接兌換外幣的旅行社。
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PHRASE
換換口味;變個(gè)花樣
If you say that you are doing something or something is happening for a change, you mean that you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.
例句
Now let me ask you a question, for a change...
現(xiàn)在換我來問你一個(gè)問題吧。
Liz settled back in her seat, comfortably relaxed, enjoying being driven for a change.
莉茲舒服放松地倚在座位上，享受著換別人開車的愜意。
Noun
1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;
"the change was intended to increase sales""this storm is certainly a change for the worse""the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"2. a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event;
"he attributed the change to their marriage"3. the action of changing something;
"the change of government had no impact on the economy""his change on abortion cost him the election"4. the result of alteration or modification;
"there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs""there had been no change in the mountains"5. the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due;
"I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"6. a thing that is different;
"he inspected several changes before selecting one"7. a different or fresh set of clothes;
"she brought a change in her overnight bag"8. coins of small denomination regarded collectively;
"he had a pocketful of change"9. money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency;
"he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"10. a difference that is usually pleasant;
"he goes to France for variety""it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"Verb
1. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature;
"She changed completely as she grew older""The weather changed last night"2. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city""The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"3. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;
"her mood changes in accordance with the weather""The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"4. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;
"switch to a different brand of beer""She switched psychiatrists""The car changed lanes"5. change clothes; put on different clothes;
"Change before you go to the opera"6. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;
"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?""He changed his name""convert centimeters into inches""convert holdings into shares"7. give to, and receive from, one another;
"Would you change places with me?""We have been exchanging letters for a year"8. change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;
"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"9. become deeper in tone;
"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old""Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"10. remove or replace the coverings of;
"Father had to learn how to change the baby""After each guest we changed the bed linens"