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/bɪkʌ̱m/
The form become is used in the present tense and is the past participle. become 的过去分词与原形相同。
1
[V-LINK 连系动词]变成;成为;变得 If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned.
  [V adj]
  [V -ed]
  [V n]
  • I first became interested in Islam while I was doing my nursing training...

    我在接受护理培训的时候开始对伊斯兰教产生了兴趣。

  • The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs...

    由于越来越难以收回成本,可可产业日渐衰落。

  • During the 1980s the world's financial systems became more open...

    在20世纪80年代,世界金融体系变得更加开放。

  • The pilot decided to land, but as we lost altitude the wind became stronger...

    飞行员决定着陆,但随着我们越飞越低,风变得越来越大。

  • As she reached the age of thirty she became convinced she would remain single all her life...

    步入而立之年时,她确信自己会独身一辈子。

  • After leaving school, he became a professional footballer...

    走出校门后,他成了一名职业足球运动员。

  • In 1823 Honduras became a part of the United Provinces of Central America.

    1823年,洪都拉斯成为了中美洲联邦的一部分。

2
[VERB 动词]适合;适宜;与…相称 If something becomes someone, it makes them look attractive or it seems right for them.
  [V n]
  [no passive]
  • Does khaki become you?...

    卡其布适合你吗?

  • Don't be crude tonight, Bernard, it doesn't become you.

    今晚别说荤话,伯纳德,说荤话可不好。

3
[PHRASE 短语]…怎么样了;…会怎么样 If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
  [V inflects]
  • She thought constantly about her family; she might never know what had become of them...

    她一直挂念着家人;她也许再也听不到他们的消息了。

  • Where will he go to school now he's been thrown out of Eton? What will become of him?

    现在他被伊顿公学开除了,他去哪儿上学呢?他将来又会怎样呢?


Oxford be·come / bɪˈkʌm ; NAmE bɪˈkʌm / verb ( be·came / bɪˈkeɪm ; NAmE bɪˈkeɪm / , be·come ) 1 linking verb to start to be sth 开始变得;变成;成为 + adj. It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. 他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。 It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. 很快就很清楚,没人会来。 She was becoming confused. 她开始糊涂了。 + noun She became queen in 1952. 她于 1952 年成为女王。 The bill will become law next year. 该议案将于明年成为法律。 2 [transitive ,  no passive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) becomesb ( formal) to be suitable for sb 适合(某人);(与…)相称 Such behaviour did not become her. 这种举止与她的身分不相称。 3 [transitive ,  no passive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) becomesb ( formal) to look attractive on sb 使(人)显得漂亮;使好看 SYN
suit
Short hair really becomes you. 你理短发很好看。
IDIOM what became, has become, will become of sb/sth? used to ask what has happened or what will happen to sb/sth (遭遇)如何;(结果)怎么样 What became of that student who used to live with you? 以前和你住在一起的那个学生后来怎么样了? I dread to think what will become of them if they lose their home. 我不敢设想他们如果无家可归将会怎么样。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 become / get / go / turn These verbs are used frequently with the following adjectives. 这些动词常与下列形容词连用: become ~ get ~ go ~ turn ~ involved used to wrong blue clear better right sour accustomed worse bad bad pregnant pregnant white red extinct tired crazy cold famous angry bald ill dark blind Becomeis more formal than get.Both describe changes in people’s emotional or physical state, or natural or social changes. *become 较 get 正式。两者均指人的感情、身体状况、自然或社会的变化。 Gois usually used for negative changes. *go 常用于负面变化。 Goand turnare both used for changes of colour. *go 和 turn 均用以指颜色的变化。 Turnis also used for changes in the weather. *turn 亦用于天气的变化。 become becomes became becoming
be·come / bɪˈkʌm ; NAmE bɪˈkʌm / be·came / bɪˈkeɪm ; NAmE bɪˈkeɪm /
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becomebe‧come /bɪˈkʌm/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense became /-ˈkeɪm/, past participle become)
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1[linking verb] to start to have a feeling or quality, or to start to develop into something:  The weather became warmer. Slowly my eyes became accustomed to the darkness. Helen became increasingly anxious about her husband’s strange behaviour. Pollution from cars has become a major problem.2[linking verb] to start to have a job or position:  George became king at the age of 54. When did you first want to become a teacher?3[transitive not in progressive] formal to be suitable for someone, or to look attractive on them SYN  suit:  Blue really becomes her. Don’t try to be clever – it doesn’t become you.4what became of ... ? whatever will become of ... ? used to ask what has happened to someone or something, especially when you have not seen them for a long time, or what will happen to someone that you are worried about:  What became of those Chinese vases that Mum used to have? Whatever will become of Sam when his wife dies?GRAMMAR: Linking verbsBecome is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: · It became more difficult.· She hoped to become a lawyer.THESAURUSbecome to start to have a feeling or quality, or to start to develop into something: · His parents became worried when he was late home from school.· Violent crime is becoming a major problem.· She became more confident when she joined a drama group.get to start to have a feeling or quality. Get is less formal than become and is much more commonly used in everyday English: · I was getting very tired.· Make sure you’re home before it gets dark.go to become something – used about things becoming a different colour, or things or people becoming worse in some way: · Her hair was going grey.· He went blind.· I think I’m going mad.turn to become something – used about things becoming a different colour, or the weather or people’s behaviour changing: · The water had turned bright green.· The weather is expected to turn cold again.· He suddenly turned nasty.grow especially written to gradually become something: · People were growing impatient.· The rich grew richer.come undone/loose/apart to become undone, loose, or separated into pieces: · The screws had come loose.change into something to become something completely different: · The caterpillar changed into a beautiful butterfly.
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become

[bɪˈkʌm]became, become, becoming, becomes

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became[71186] becomes[29764] becoming[26531]
成为(58%),变得(25%),变成(17%)
vt.适合;相称
vi.成为;变得;变成

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