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English to Chinese Dictionary (1-1 of 1)

become
[bɪ'k^m]
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  • 1. (+ noun) 成为
  • 2. (+ adj) 变

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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 42)

[qǔ]
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  • 1. qu, a type of verse for singing, which emerged in the Southern Song and Jin Dynasties and became popular in the Yuan Dynasty
  • 2. song; tune; melody
  • 3. music (of a song)

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突厥
[tūjué]
  • Tujue; an ethnic minority group of ancient China that roamed the Altay mountains in search of pasture, and which in the Mid-6th century became powerful and prosperous and set up its own regime. Later the Tujue divided into eastern and western groups, but went to perdition in Mid-8th and Mid-7th century respectively.

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分庭抗礼(分庭抗禮)
[fēntíngkànglǐ]
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  • In ancient times a host and a guest stood in the east and west sides of a courtyard respectively and saluted to show equal treatment. It then became used as a metaphor to mean equal status and power of two parties who are able to deal with each other.

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黑马(黑馬)
[hēimǎ]
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  • A dark horse: first coined in "The Young Duke" written by Benjamin Disraeli: in a match, an ordinary and little-known black horse unexpectedly became the winner by passing the expected winner. New meaning: A little-known, unexpectedly successful entrant, as in a horserace.

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鳄鱼眼泪(鰐魚眼淚)
[èyúyǎnlèi]
  • As western legend goes, crocodiles will shed tears when they eat human beings or other animals. It then became used as a metaphor to mean the false mercy of bad people.

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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)

become
[bɪ'k^m]
  • 1. to come to be; develop or grow into
  • 2. to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to)
  • 3. (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suit
  • 4. to be appropriate; befit
  • 5. Old English becuman to happen; related to Old High German biqueman to come to, Gothic biquiman to appear suddenly

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Examples (1-5 of 368)

The going became more difficult as the rain became heavier.
雨越下越大,路况变得更差了。
She became a cripple,and I don't know what became of her.
我不知道她身上发生了什么事,让她成了一个跛子。
He became a school teacher.
他成为了一名小学教师。
The hotel became theirs.
这家旅馆变成他们的了。
After a while, architects and other people became tired of buildings that looked like boxes.
不久之后,建筑师们和其他人都厌倦了这些看起来像盒子的建筑物。

Vocab List (1 of 2)

became
[bɪ'keɪm]
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from maggie2009's Vocab List
  • become的过去式

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