metamorphose /ˌmɛtəˈmoɚˌfoʊz/ verb metamorphoses; metamorphosed; metamorphosing
metamorphoses; metamorphosed; metamorphosing
Learner's definition of METAMORPHOSE
[no object]
: to change in an important and obvious way into something that is very different : to undergo metamorphosis变形;变化;发生质变—
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This once-small company has metamorphosed into an industrial giant.昔日的小公司已变身成为业界巨头。
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She has metamorphosed from a shy schoolgirl into a self-confident young businesswoman.她已从一个羞涩的女学生变成自信的年轻商人。
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studying the process by which caterpillars metamorphose into butterflies研究毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的过程