become

表示“变成、成为”，也可表示某人或某物后来如何，以及衣物等穿在某人身上是否好看；另外有较正式的“适合、相称”用法。

💡 记忆钩子

把 become 想成“走到一个新的状态”：人走过去，就“变成、成为”某种样子；事情走到后来，就能问它“后来变成什么样了”；衣服若和人搭得上，也就是“穿在某人身上很相称”。

📝 学习建议

先掌握“变成、成为”这一核心义，再整体记住固定问法“后来怎么样了”，最后辨认“适合”和“穿着好看”这两个较特殊的用法。
不要把 become 只机械地理解成“成为”；遇到询问某人或某事后来结果的语境时，要优先考虑固定表达。

📖 中文释义

verb

core 变成；成为

📖 表示人或事物从原来的状态进入另一种状态，或获得某种身份。这是 become 最核心、最常用的意思。

💡 常用结构是 become + 名词或形容词，例如表示成为某种职业、身份，或变得怎样。它比单纯表示“处于某状态”的词更强调变化过程。否定和时态直接放在 become 上，不要在后面再加表示“成为”的多余成分。

copulative

She became a doctor when she was 25.

她二十五岁时成为了一名医生。

The small village became a busy town.

这个小村庄变成了一个繁忙的小镇。
common 后来变得怎样

📖 主要出现在固定问法中，询问某人或某事后来去了哪里、变成什么情况或有了什么结果。这里的核心仍是“后来走到了什么状态”。单独表示“发生、出现”是较旧的用法。

💡 最常见的结构是 What became of + 人或事物?，用于追问某人或某事的后来情况。这个问法在普通英语中仍很有用，但单独用 become 表示“发生”会显得古旧或不自然。不要把它误解成只询问地点，回答也可以是经历、结局或现状。

intransitive

What became of your old neighbor?

你以前的邻居后来怎么样了？
common 适合；与身份相称

📖 表示某种行为、态度或外表与某人的身份、地位或应有表现相称，常带有评价意味。它可以理解为某件事“来到这个人身上很合适”，但语气通常比日常的“适合”更正式。

💡 常见结构是 something becomes + 人，尤其用于评价某种行为或言语是否符合某人的身份。这个用法常见于否定句或正式评论中，不要把主语误当成发生变化的人。若只是说衣服穿着好看，通常使用下面的“穿在某人身上好看”这一用法。

transitive

Such rude behavior does not become a respected leader.

这样粗鲁的行为不符合一位受人尊敬的领导者的身份。
common 穿在某人身上好看

📖 用于衣服、首饰、发型等外在装饰，表示它们放在某人身上显得漂亮、协调。这里不是说人变成了衣物所表示的样子，而是说装饰与这个人很相称。

💡 常用结构是衣物或装饰 + become + 人，主语是衣物或装饰，宾语是穿戴它的人。这个用法比一般的“适合”更具体，重点是外观效果。不要按“某人变成衣服”的字面顺序理解。

transitive

That blue jacket really becomes you.

那件蓝色夹克穿在你身上真好看。
rare 到达；来到

📖 这是古旧的“来到某处、到达”用法，可以看作“走到某个地方”的早期含义；现代英语中通常不再这样单独使用。

intransitive obsolete

becomes present,singular,third-person becoming participle,present became past become dialectal,past become participle,past became dialectal,participle,past becomen participle,past become first-person,present,singular became first-person,past,singular become dialectal,first-person,past,singular becomed archaic,first-person,past,singular become present,second-person,singular becomest archaic,present,second-person,singular became past,second-person,singular become dialectal,past,second-person,singular becamest archaic,past,second-person,singular becamedst archaic,past,second-person,singular becomed archaic,past,second-person,singular becometh archaic,present,singular,third-person became past,singular,third-person become dialectal,past,singular,third-person becomed archaic,past,singular,third-person become plural,present became past,plural become dialectal,past,plural becomed archaic,past,plural become present,subjunctive became past,subjunctive become dialectal,past,subjunctive becomed archaic,past,subjunctive become imperative,present - imperative,past becomen dialectal,participle,past becomed archaic,participle,past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 4 组

enter or assume a certain state or condition; ; ; ;

同义词集: become go get

He became annoyed when he heard the bad news

It must be getting more serious

her face went red with anger

She went into ecstasy

Get going!

上位: change state, turn 下位: break, run, settle, sober, sober up, take, work 参见: advance, come along, come on, gain, gain ground, get ahead, get along, get on, get over, make headway, master, overcome, progress, pull ahead, shape up, subdue, surmount, win

come into existence

同义词集: become

What becomes has duration

下位: arise, bob up, come, come up, develop, form, grow, make, occur, originate, rise, root, spring, spring up, take form, take shape, uprise

undergo a change or development; ;

同义词集: become turn

The water turned into ice

Her former friend became her worst enemy

He turned traitor

上位: metamorphose, transform, transmute 下位: add up, amount, boil down, choke, come, come down, reduce, suffocate

enhance the appearance of;

同义词集: become suit

Mourning becomes Electra

This behavior doesn't suit you!

🌳 词源

源自表示“来、到达”的古英语复合词，后来发展出“来到某种状态、变成”的核心含义。

A compound of the sources of be- + come. From Middle English becomen, bicumen, from Old English becuman (“to come (to), approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with; happen, befall; befit”), from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną (“to come around, come about, come across, come by”), equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + come. Cognate with Scots becum (“to come, arrive, reach a destination”), North Frisian bekommen, bykommen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), West Frisian bikomme (“to come by, obtain, receive”), Dutch bekomen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), German bekommen (“to get, receive, obtain”), Swedish bekomma (“to receive, concern”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biqiman, “to come upon one, befall”). Sense of "befit, suit" due to influence from Middle English cweme, icweme, see queem. Displaced Old English weorþan.

🔄 变式

- imperat became 1st_sg becamedst archaic becamest archaic becomed archaic becomen dialect becomes present becomest archaic becometh archaic becoming present

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