change是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type -- 换，交换

  • She's just changed jobs. 她刚换了工作。

  • Let's change the subject (= talk about something different). 我们换个话题吧。

  • I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much. 我几乎认不出她了——她变化太大了。

  • That was 20 years ago and things have changed since then. 20年过去了，情况已经变了。

  • Nothing changes, does it - I've been away two years and the office still looks exactly the same. 什么也没有改变，不是吗——我走了两年，办公室看起来仍然是老样子。

  • People have changed their diets a lot over the past few years. 过去几年里人们的饮食习惯改变了许多。

  • I'm going to change my hairstyle. 我打算改变一下发型。

  • I had to change those trousers I bought for (= take them back to the shop in order to get) a bigger pair. 我不得不把买来的裤子拿回去换了条大些的。

  • If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call. 要是你改变主意今晚不来了，给我打个电话就行。

  • When I first met him I didn't like him but I've changed my mind. 我第一次见到他时并不喜欢他，可是现在已经改变了看法。

  • Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job. 她自从开始新工作后态度确实变好了。

  • If he wants to carry on living here, he's going to have to change his ways and learn to be a bit less messy. 要是他想继续在这儿住下去，就得改改样子，学着干净整洁一点。

• 1 to get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in order to continue a journey -- 换乘，转乘（火车、公共汽车等）

  • I had to change (trains) twice to get there. 到那里我得换乘两次（火车）。

  • Change at Peterborough for York. 在彼得伯勒换车去约克。

• 2 to get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money -- 把…换成零钱；兑换

  • Could you change a £10 note (for two fives), please? 请问你能把一张10英镑换开（换成两张5英镑）吗？

  • Could you change a £5 note for me? 你能为我换开一张5英镑的纸币吗？

  • I need to change my dollars for/into English money. 我需要把手头的美元换成英镑。

• 3 to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it -- （给…）换衣服；（给…）换床单

  • You don't need to change - you look great as you are. 你不用换衣服——这样看上去就很好。

  • I'll just change into (= get dressed in) something a bit smarter. 我要换一身更漂亮点的衣服。

  • Give me five minutes to change out of (= remove) my work clothes and I'll come out with you. 给我5分钟换下工作服就跟你出去。

  • How often do you think he changes his shirt? 你觉得他多久换一次衬衣？

  • Could you change the baby (= the baby's nappy)? 你能给婴儿换一下尿布吗？

  • I've changed the sheets/the bed (= the sheets on the bed) in the guest room. 我把客房的床单换过了。

• 4 When the wind or the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea) changes, it starts to move in a different direction. -- （风或潮水）改向

  • The tide is starting to change. 潮水开始改向了。

• 5 to put a vehicle into a different gear, usually in order to change the speed at which it is moving -- （车辆）换挡，变速

  • to change gear 换挡

  • I changed into fourth (gear). 我换到了第4挡。

  • UK Change down to go round the corner. 转弯要换到低挡。

• 6 the act of becoming different, or the result of something becoming different -- 改变；改动；变化；变动

  • Let me know if there's any change in the situation. 要是情况有了什么变化请告诉我。

  • We're living in a time of great change. 我们生活在一个大变革的时代。

  • We need a change of government. 我们需要换个政府。

  • a change in lifestyle 生活方式的改变

  • They've made a lot of changes to the house. 他们已对房子作了很多变动。

  • The new management will make fundamental/radical/sweeping changes (= do things in a very different way). 新的管理层会进行根本的／彻底的／大范围的变革。

  • It's nice to see her smile for a change. 看到她笑了，真好。

  • "Shall we we eat in the garden?" "Why not - it'll make a change." “我们到花园里吃饭好吗?”“为什么不呢——这样会很新鲜。”

  • We've always had a red car - it's time we had a change! 我们的车总是红色的——该换一换了！

  • She'd been with the same company for too many years and felt she needed a change of scene, so she applied for a job as a stage manager. 她在同一家公司已经干了好多年了，觉得需要换个环境，所以申请了一份舞台监督的工作。

• 7 money in the form of coins rather than notes -- 硬币；辅币

  • She gave me €5 in change. 她给了我5欧元的硬币。

  • My dad always used to carry a lot of loose/small change (= coins) in his pocket. 我爸爸以前口袋里总是装着许多硬币。

  • Do you have change for a 20-dollar bill? 你能换开20美元的钞票吗？

  • I think you've given me the wrong change. 我想你找错我钱了。

• 8 the action of putting on different clothes -- 更衣，换衣服

  • She did a quick change before going on TV. 上电视前，她迅速换了套衣服。

  • You'll need a change of clothes if you're staying overnight. 你要是在外面过夜，就需要带一套换洗的衣服。

• 9 the action of getting off a train, bus, etc. and catching another in order to continue a journey -- 换乘（火车、公共汽车等）

  • I hate journeys where you've got a lot of changes. 我讨厌频频换车的旅程。