/ tʃeɪndʒ; tʃendʒ /
1. BECOME DIFFERENT/MAKE STH DIFFERENT变得不同/使某物不同to become different, or to make something become different 变化，改变
Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her.
自从我上次见到苏珊之后，她变了许多。
Changing your eating habits is the best way to lose weight.
改变饮食习惯是减肥的最佳方法。
The leaves on trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
change (from sth) to sth
He changed from being a nice lad to being rude and unhelpful.
他从一个和气的小伙子变得粗鲁无礼﹑不肯帮助人。
into
The hissing sound gradually changed into a low hum. 嘶嘶声逐渐变成了低沉的嗡嗡声。
change sb / sth into sth
A witch had changed him into a mouse.
女巫把他变成了一只老鼠。
change sth to sth
Mueller changed his name to Miller when he became a U.S. citizen.
穆勒成为美国公民后，就把自己的名字改为米勒了。
2. START DOING / USING STH DIFFERENT 开始做不同的事情/使用不同的东西
to stop doing or using one thing, and start doing or using something else instead 转变；转换
switch
She changed jobs in May.
她在 5 月份换了工作。
change (from sth) to sth
The company has recently changed to a more powerful computer system.
公司最近换了一套功能更强大的计算机系统。
The ship changed course and headed south.
船改变了航向，朝南驶去。
The company has had to change direction because of developments in technology.
由于技术的发展，这家公司不得不改变方向。
Piper awkwardly tried to change the subject (=talk about something else) .派珀笨拙地想要转变话题。
3. REPLACE STH 取代某事物
to put or use something new or different in place of something else, especially because it is old, damaged, or broken 替换；更换
Three boys were changing a tyre by the side of the road.
三个男孩在路边换轮胎。
When I lost my keys, we had to change all the locks.
我丢了钥匙之后，我们只好把所有的锁都换了。
change sth (from sth) to sth
The time of the meeting has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10:30.
开会时间从上午11点改到10点半。
How often do you change cars (=buy a new car and sell the old one) ?
你多久换一辆汽车？
4. change your mind
to change your decision, plan, or opinion about something 改变主意
Her father tried to get her to change her mind.
她父亲试图让她改变主意。
about
If you change your mind about the job, just give me a call.
如果你对这份工作改变主意，就打电话给我。
5. change sides to leave one party, group etc. and join an opposing party, group etc. 改变阵营
It’s quite rare for politicians to change sides.
政客不大会改变阵营。
6. CLOTHES 衣服
(a) to take off your clothes and put on different ones 换（衣服）
Francis came in while Jay was changing.
杰伊正在换衣服，弗朗西斯进来了。
Change your dress - that one looks dirty.
把你身上那件裙子换掉，看上去很脏。
into / out of
Sara changed into her swimsuit and ran out for a quick swim.
萨拉换上泳装，跑出去游会儿泳。
You’d better go and get changed .
你最好去换一下衣服。
(b) to put a clean NAPPY on a baby, or to put clean clothes on a baby or small child
给〔婴儿或幼儿〕换尿布[衣服]
I bathed him and changed his diaper.
我给他洗了澡，换了尿布。
Can you change the baby? 你给宝宝换衣服好吗？
7. BED 床to take the dirty SHEETs off a bed and put on clean ones 换〔床单〕
8. EXCHANGE GOODS 换货 BrE 【英】
(a) to take back to a shop something that you have bought and get something different instead, especially because there is something wrong with it
退换
exchange AmE 【美】
change sth for sth
I bought these gloves for my daughter, but they’re too large. Can I change them for a smaller size?
我给女儿买的这副手套太大了，能换副小一点的吗？
(b) to give a customer something different instead of what they have bought, especially because there is something wrong with it
调换
exchange AmE 【美】
I’m sure the shop will change them for you.
我想商店肯定会给你换的。
9. EXCHANGE MONEY 换钱
(a) to get smaller units of money that add up to the same value as a larger unit
把…换成零钱
Can you change a £20 note?
你能把这 20 英镑换成零钱吗？
(b) to get money from one country for the same value of money from another country
兑换〔货币〕
change sth into / for sth
I want to change my dollars into pesos, please.
我想把美元换成比索，谢谢。
10.TRAINS/BUSES/AIRCRAFT 火车/公共汽车/飞机
to get off one train, bus, or aircraft and into another in order to continue your journey
换乘，转乘
at
Passengers for Liverpool should change at Crewe.
前往利物浦的乘客要在克鲁中转。
change trains / buses / planes etc
I had to change planes in Denver.
我得在丹佛转机。
all change!
(=used to tell passengers to get off a train because it does not go any further)
全部下车！〔火车到达终点站后通知乘客下车时的用语〕
11.change hands
if property changes hands, it starts to belong to someone else
易手，易主
The house has changed hands three times in the last two years.
在过去的两年中，这座房子已转手三次了。
12. change places (with sb)
(a) to give someone your place and take their place
（和某人）换位置
Would you mind changing places with me so I can sit next to my friend?
你能和我换一下座位，让我坐在朋友旁边吗？
(b) to take someone else’s social position or situation in life instead of yours
交换地位[环境]
She may be rich, but I wouldn’t want to change places with her.
她也许很有钱，但我不愿意和她交换身份。
13. GEAR 排挡
to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher or lower GEAR in order to go faster or slower
〔汽车〕换（挡）
change (into / out of) gear
Change into second gear as you approach the corner.
快要转弯的时候换成二挡。
up / down BrE 【英】
Change down before you get to the hill.
上坡之前要减挡。
14. change your tune
informal to start expressing a different attitude and reacting in a different way, after something has happened
【非正式】〔某事发生后〕改变调子，改变态度
The question is, will the president change his tune on taxes?
问题在于，总统在税收问题上是否会改变态度？
15.WIND 风
if the wind changes, it starts to blow in a different direction
改变风向
16.change your spots
to change your character completely
彻底改变特点[特性]
US business has changed its spots in recent years.
美国的商业风貌近几年发生了翻天覆地的变化。
