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*change¹ /tʃendʒ; tʃeɪndʒ/
v
1 [I,T] to become different, or make someone or something become different （使）变化，改变:
Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her. 自从我上次见她之后，苏珊变了很多。
The club has recently changed its rules. 这个俱乐部最近改了规则。
change from sth to sth The traffic lights changed from green to red. 交通信号灯由绿转红。
+ into Winter has finally changed into spring. 终于冬去春来。
2 [I,T] to stop having or doing one thing and start having or doing something else instead （使）更换，转变:
You'll have to change planes in Denver. 你要在丹佛市转机。
change (from sth) to sth It will be hard at first when we change to the new system, but it will be worth it. 我们刚转换成新体制时会很难，但却值得那样做。
change the subject (=start talking about something else) 换个话题: I'm sick of politics — let's change the subject. 我讨厌政治 — 让我们换个话题吧。
3 change your mind to change your decision, plan, or opinion 改变主意［想法］:
If you change your mind, let me know. 如果你改变主意的话，告诉我一声。
4 a) [I,T] to take off your clothes and put on different ones 换（衣服）:
I'll just change my shoes, then we can go. 我得去换鞋，然后我们就走。
+ into/out of She changed into her old shabby jeans. 她换上又旧又破的牛仔裤。
get changed It won't take me a minute to get changed. 我马上就换好衣服。
b) [T] if you change a baby or change its NAPPY, you put clean dry clothes on it 给〔婴儿〕换（尿布）［（衣服）］
5 [T]
a) to exchange money from one country for money from another 兑换〔不同国家的货币〕:
I want to change my dollars into pesos. 我想把美元兑换成比索。
b) to exchange a larger unit of money for smaller units that add up to the same value 把…换成零钱:
Can you change a ￡20 note? 你能把一张 20 英镑换成零钱吗？
6 [T] to take something back to the shop where you bought it and exchange it for something else 更换〔购买的商品〕
7 [T] if you change a bed, you put clean sheets on it 换〔床单〕
8 change hands to become someone else's property 〔某物〕易手，易主:
The car has changed hands several times. 这辆车已易主过几次。
change sth ↔ aroundto move things into different positions 改变〔某物的〕位置:
The room looks bigger since we changed the furniture around. 自从我们把家具搬动以后，房间看起来更大了。
change over
to stop doing or using one thing and start doing or using something different 改变:
Will the US ever change over to the metric system? 美国是否会改用公制？
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: change
If you want to say that one thing replaces another, use change of. 如果表示“替换、更迭”，用 change of:
There's been a change of plan. 已经换了个计划。
There could be a change of government in the next election. 下次选举时，政府可能会有更迭。
If you want to talk about changes that happen to someone or something, use change in. 如果表示某人或某物的变化、改变，用 change in:
recent changes in the law 法律最近的变化
There haven't been many changes in my father's attitude towards women. 我父亲对待女人的态度没有很多的变化。
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