meta·mor·phose /-ˌfoz, ˌfos/
(vt.)使變形,使變態,使變成(vi.)變形,變質
meta·mor·phose /-ˌfoz, ˌfos/ 不及物動詞
變形
Met·a·mor·phose v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metamorphosed p. pr. & vb. n. Metamorphosing.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.
And earth was metamorphosed into man. --Dryden.
Met·a·mor·phose n. Same as Metamorphosis.
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metamorphose
v 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" [syn: transfigure, transmogrify]
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
[syn: transform, transmute]