changed

adj.

1. 与以前截然不同的；变化大的；已变的
   very different from what they were before
   1. She's a changed woman since she got that job.
      她自从得到了那份工作，变得判若两人。
   2. This will not be possible in the changed economic climate.
      这在经济气候已经改变的条件下是不可能的。

1. 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
2. N-SING (令人愉快的)变化，改变
   If you say that something is a change or makes a change, 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？
3. VERB 改用;改做
   If you change from one thing to another, 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。
4. V-ERG (使)变化;(使)改变
   When something changes or when you change it, 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。
5. VERB 更换;替换
   To change something 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. Change is also a noun.
      
   4. A change of leadership alone will not be enough.
      仅仅更换领导层是不够的。
6. VERB 换(衣服)；更衣
   When you change your clothes or change, 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。
7. N-COUNT 替换衣服；备用衣服
   A change of clothes 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。
8. VERB 换(床单)
   When you change a bed or change the 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。
9. VERB 给(婴儿)换尿布;换(尿布)
   When you change a baby or change its 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。
10. VERB 转乘，换乘(交通工具);转车;转机
    When you change buses, trains, or planes or change, 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。
11. VERB 换(挡)
    When you change gear or change into 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


12. N-UNCOUNT 找零;找头
    Your change is 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。
13. 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
14. N-UNCOUNT 零钱
    If you have change for larger 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。
15. VERB 兑换(货币);换(零钱)
    When you change money, 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。
16. PHRASE 换换口味;变个花样
    If you say that you are doing something or something is happening for 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。
17. to change for the better → see: better

1. As autumn approached, the plants and colours in the garden changed.
   秋天临近，花园中的草木和颜色也发生了变化。
2. But by the year 2020 business computing will have changed beyond recognition.
   但是到了2020年，商业计算会变得面目全非。
3. He is a changed man since you left
   打你走后，他就变了个人。
4. Ben had merely changed his shirt
   本仅仅换了件衬衫。
5. I changed the sheets on your bed today.
   我今天把你的床单换了。
6. He needs his nappy changed.
   他的尿布该换了。
7. I accelerated and changed up.
   我提了速度，挂上高速挡。
8. The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now clashed with the trial.
   由于航班提前，侦探更改了度假日期，但是这样一来就和审判冲突了。
9. When I changed to a new soap I came out in a terrible rash.
   我换了块新香皂，结果就起了严重的疹子。
10. This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed
    这清楚地表明了技术已有了怎样的进步。
11. He'd gone to Seattle long after everything else in his life had changed
    他生活中的其他一切都改变了，很久之后他去了西雅图。
12. He changed our world through the force of his ideas
    他通过自己观念的力量改变了我们的世界。
13. She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes
    她休息了一会儿，然后洗了洗，换了身衣服。
14. I am surprised by the fuss she's making. It's not as if my personality has changed.
    她的大惊小怪令我很吃惊。显然不是我的个性改变了。
15. His life has changed of late
    他的生活近来发生了变化。
16. The location has been changed at the last minute
    在最后一刻改变了地点。
17. My goodness, Tim, you have changed!
    我的天，蒂姆，你变了！
18. They changed the name of the street.
    他们把街道名称改了。
19. Has motherhood changed your career outlook?
    当了母亲是否改变了你的职业前途？
20. She changed the face of British politics almost single-handed.
    她几乎是一手改变了英国政治的面貌。
21. Just as John has changed, so has his wife
    约翰变了，他的妻子也变了。
22. The topography of the river's basin has changed significantly since the floods.
    该河流域的地形自洪水以来发生了显著变化。
23. My feelings towards Susan have changed over the years.
    这些年来我对苏珊的感情发生了变化。
24. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed
    问题是其他事情都变了，而这些条条框框还在。
25. My hometown had changed so much that I could hardly recognize it.
    故乡变化太大了，我几乎认不出来了。
26. The situation has changed.
    情况变了。
27. The backward place has changed into an industrial centre.
    那落后的地方变成了工业中心。
28. She has changed her address.
    她已换了地址。
29. The face of this city has greatly changed.
    这座城市的面貌已大大改观了。
30. They changed their route and went to Hangzhou.
    他们改道去杭州了。

adj

1. made or become different in some respect
   1. he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress

2. made or become different in nature or form
   1. changed attitudes
   2. changed styles of dress
   3. a greatly changed country after the war

3. changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism
   1. metamorphic rocks