He had become a midshipman at age sixteen.

他16岁就已经成了一名海军学校学生。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She noticed her own proud walk had become a shuffle.

她注意到了自己得意的步伐已变成了拖着脚走。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

By the time I was vice chancellor, the Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body.

到我做副校长的那个时候，大学评议会已经成为一个更大、更民主的机构了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It was the largest seaport. It had become a busy industrial center, producing war equipment for Confederate forces.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

And in the meantime the rain had become a voluptuous shower.

这时外面下起了大雨。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

As the head of the true church, Peter's voicing here his disgust that the virtuous Edward King, soon to become a minister, had been lost at sea.

作为真我教会的首领，彼得声明了他对一度贞洁的爱德华金，即将成为一名牧师，失去自我的唾弃。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The episode was beautifully structured, but it was also worrisome: Don had become a drag.

NEWYORKER: Faking It

Her father said in the past 12 months Abigail had become a lot more poorly.

BBC: Wales

The stable had become a storeroom for the furniture from the apartment on Mt.

NEWYORKER: Heirs