changing

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 1999 draws to a close, the story is changing.
   1999年即将结束时，情况有了变化。
2. Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing conditions
   某些种类的动植物不能适应迅速变化的环境。
3. Children were changing classrooms amid laughter and shouts.
   孩子们在欢笑声和喊叫声中换教室。
4. In this changing business environment, different demands are being placed on employees. As a consequence, the education system needs to change.
   在当今变幻莫测的商业环境下，员工被提出各种不同的要求。因此，教育体系有必要随之改变。
5. 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。
6. After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly
   换了床单，我很快就能睡着。
7. Changing down, he turned into the drive
   他减挡拐入了私家车道。
8. We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system
   我们正逐渐过渡到完全使用公制。
9. The most conspicuous way in which the old politics is changing is in the growing use of referendums
   旧式政治最明显的变化在于其越来越多地进行全民公决。
10. The situation is extremely fluid and it can be changing from day to day.
    情况极不稳定，每天都有可能变化。
11. Things are changing so fast, it's hard to keep up.
    事情变化得太快了，很难跟上形势。
12. He planned to lead the conversation and keep Matt from changing the subject.
    他计划控制谈话局面，不让马特转换话题。
13. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
    在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。
14. You should take your passport with you when changing money.
    兑换货币时应该带着护照。
15. Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
    考虑换个工作或者争取升职。
16. I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level
    我推断改变自己的饮食可以降低我的胆固醇水平。
17. I couldn't be bothered to go through the rigmarole of changing clothes.
    我不想再费事儿换衣服了。
18. I really don't see any reason for changing it
    我真的不明白为什么要改变它。
19. Avoid changing a nappy unless it's dirty or very wet.
    除非尿布脏了或非常湿，否则别换。
20. I was back in the changing room wolfing tea and sandwiches.
    我回到更衣室，狼吞虎咽地喝茶、吃三明治。
21. Not only is the position of the earth changing but the earth itself is undergoing change.
    不但地球的位置在变化，而且地球本身也在经历着变化。
22. This fellow is always chopping and changing; he's very unreliable.
    这个人反复无常，很不可靠。
23. He's always changing his way of serving.
    他发球变化多端。
24. The speech sounds of all languages are gradually but constantly changing.
    各种语言的语音总在不断变迁。
25. If you want knowledge, you must take part in the practice of changing reality.
    你要有知识，你就得参加变革现实的实践。
26. All are changing.
    一切都在变。
27. The weather is changing.
    天气要变。
28. I have no idea for changing my position.
    我无意改变我的立场。
29. He dodged our questions by changing the subject.
    他改变话题以规避我们的问题。
30. The forecast for tonight is rain changing snow.
    据预报今天夜里雨转雪。

adj

1. marked by continuous change or effective action

   Synonym:    ever-changing