metamorphose
英[,metə'mɔːfəʊz]
美[,mɛtə'mɔrfoz]
- vt. 变质；变形；使变成
英英释意
- 1. change completely the nature or appearance of;
- "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"
- "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"
- "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"
- 2. change in outward structure or looks;
- "He transformed into a monster"
- "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"