changes

英 [ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz]

美 [ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz]

v.  改变; 变化; 使不同; (使)变换，改换，变成
n.  改变; 变化; 变更; 变革; (会令人感兴趣或可喜的)变化; 替代; 更换; 替代物
change的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy...What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects...There are going to have to be some drastic changes...In Zaire political change was on its way...1998 was an important year for everyone: a time of change.sea change
• N-SING (令人愉快的)变化，改变
  If you say that something is achangeormakesachange, you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to.
  1. It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change...
     这是个复杂的体系，不过确实有所改变。
  2. Do you feel like you could do with a change?
     你想不想改变一下？
• VERB 改用;改做
  If youchange fromone thingtoanother, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second.
  1. His doctor increased the dosage but did not change to a different medication...
     他的医生加大了剂量，不过没有换药。
  2. He changed from voting against to abstaining.
     他原打算投反对票，后来改为弃权了。
• V-ERG (使)变化;(使)改变
  When somethingchangesor when youchangeit, it becomes different.
  1. We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change...
     我们正努力探寻并理解气候是如何变化的。
  2. In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage...
     在工会办公室，情绪慢慢从顺从转变成愤怒。
  3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman...
     如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。
  4. They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons...
     他们应该修订法律，使拥有仿制武器成为非法行为。
  5. Trees are changing colour earlier than last year...
     今年树木换装比去年早。
  6. He is a changed man since you left...
     打你走后，他就变了个人。
  7. A changing world has put pressures on the corporation.
     日新月异的世界使这家公司感到了压力。
• VERB 更换;替换
  Tochangesomething means to replace it with something new or different.
  1. I paid £80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse...
     我花80英镑让人把我车上的收音机修了修，可我敢肯定，他们只是换了根保险丝。
  2. If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it.
     你要是想换个医生，办法有两个。
  3. Changeis also a noun.
     
  4. A change of leadership alone will not be enough.
     仅仅更换领导层是不够的。
• VERB 换(衣服)；更衣
  When youchangeyour clothes orchange, you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones.
  1. Ben had merely changed his shirt...
     本仅仅换了件衬衫。
  2. They had allowed her to shower and change...
     他们准许她冲个澡，换套衣裳。
  3. I changed into a tracksuit...
     我换上一身运动装。
  4. I've got to get changed first. I've got to put my uniform on.
     我得先换一下衣服，穿上制服。
• N-COUNT 替换衣服；备用衣服
  Achange ofclothes is an extra set of clothes that you take with you when you go to stay somewhere or to take part in an activity.
  1. He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
     他往包里塞了几套换洗衣服。
• VERB 换(床单)
  When youchangea bed orchangethe sheets, you take off the dirty sheets and put on clean ones.
  1. After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly...
     换了床单，我很快就能睡着。
  2. I changed the sheets on your bed today.
     我今天把你的床单换了。
• VERB 给(婴儿)换尿布;换(尿布)
  When youchangea baby orchangeits nappy or diaper, you take off the dirty one and put on a clean one.
  1. She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him...
     她批评我不会给他喂奶、不会换尿布。
  2. He needs his nappy changed.
     他的尿布该换了。
• VERB 转乘，换乘(交通工具);转车;转机
  When youchangebuses, trains, or planes orchange, you get off one bus, train, or plane and get on to another in order to continue your journey.
  1. At Glasgow I changed trains for Greenock...
     我在格拉斯哥改乘去格里诺克的火车。
  2. We were turned off the train at Hanover, where we had to change.
     我们在汉诺威站被赶下火车，只好在那儿转车。
• VERB 换(挡)
  When youchangegear orchangeinto another gear, you move the gear lever on a car, bicycle, or other vehicle in order to use a different gear.
  1. The driver tried to change gear, then swerved...
     司机试图换挡，接着突然转向。
  2. He looked up into the mirror as he changed through his gears.
     他一边换挡，一边抬眼看后视镜。

in AM, use 美国英语用 shift


• N-UNCOUNT 找零;找头
  Yourchangeis the money that you receive when you pay for something with more money than it costs because you do not have exactly the right amount of money.
  1. 'There's your change.' — 'Thanks very much.'...
     “您的找头。”——“多谢。”
  2. They told the shopkeeper to keep the change.
     他们告诉店主不用找钱了。
• See also:Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change...The man in the store won't give him change for the phone unless he buys something.small change
• N-UNCOUNT 零钱
  If you havechange forlarger notes, bills, or coins, you have the same value in smaller notes, bills, or coins, which you can give to someone in exchange.
  1. The courier had change for a £10 note.
     快递员能破开10英镑的纸币。
• VERB 兑换(货币);换(零钱)
  When youchangemoney, you exchange it for the same amount of money in a different currency, or in smaller notes, bills, or coins.
  1. You can expect to pay the bank a fee of around 1% to 2% every time you change money...
     每次到银行换币都会要求付1%到2%的手续费。
  2. If you travel frequently, find an agency that will change one foreign currency directly into another.
     如果经常旅行，找一家能直接兑换外币的旅行社。
• PHRASE 换换口味;变个花样
  If you say that you are doing something or something is happeningfor a change, you mean that you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.
  1. Now let me ask you a question, for a change...
     现在换我来问你一个问题吧。
  2. Liz settled back in her seat, comfortably relaxed, enjoying being driven for a change.
     莉兹舒服放松地倚在座位上，享受着换别人开车的惬意。
• to changefor the better→ see:better

双语例句

• Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions
  英国将提议对一些机构进行改革。
• The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all
  地球变暖以及随之而来的气候变化影响着我们所有人。
• The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive
  随着对政府软弱和优柔寡断的批评愈演愈烈，情况终于有了变化。
• The government has presented these changes as major reforms
  政府将这些变化描述为重大的改革。
• Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system
  既然他已当上了总统，很多人又再次看到了进行真正的体制改革的希望。
• The most noticeable effect of these changes is in the way people are now working together.
  这些变化带来的最明显效果体现在人们现在一起工作的方式上。
• Each time the product changes, the machines have to be retooled.
  每次更换产品，就得重新装备机器。
• It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work
  对工作方式作一些小的改变会比较容易。
• Great changes have taken place in my home village.
  我家乡有了很大的变化。
• We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.
  我们参照原文作了必要的修改。