metamorphose /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz/ ( metamorphosing, metamorphosed, metamorphoses )

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  To metamorphose or be metamorphosed means to develop and change into something completely different. (使)彻底转变 → see also metamorphosis

  例：

  ...hysterical laughter which gradually metamorphoses into convulsive sobs.

  ...歇斯底里的笑声渐渐地变成了抽泣。

  例：

  The tadpoles metamorphose and emerge onto land.

  蝌蚪变形并现身在陆地上。

  例：

  She had been metamorphosed by the war.

  她被这场战争彻底改变了。