metamorphosis

英 [ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs]

美 [ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs]

n.  变形; 质变

医学

BNC.19821 / COCA.14465

牛津词典

noun

• 变形；质变
  a process in which sb/sth changes completely into sth different
  1. the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly
     从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变
  2. She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman.
     她经历了从笨女生到大美人这一令人惊讶的变化。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 变形;变质;彻底的变化
  When ametamorphosisoccurs, a person or thing develops and changes into something completely different.
  1. ...his metamorphosis from a republican to a democrat...
     他从共和党人到民主党人的倒戈
  2. The employment department has undergone several metamor-phoses.
     就业部已经经历了数次改革。

英英释义

noun

• a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
• a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  1. the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
  Synonym:transfiguration
• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
  Synonym:metabolism

双语例句

• ( biology) produced by metamorphosis.
  （生物学）因变形而伸长的。
• Not all crisis-driven change is as eye-catching as the metamorphosis of a ge or Citi.
  并不是所有危机驱动的改革都如通用电气或花旗变形记那么引人注目。
• Autophagy and apoptosis in insect cells during metamorphosis
  昆虫变态发育过程中的细胞自噬和凋亡
• Fundamental events in the life of insects such as growth, development and reproduction are regulated by ecdysteroids ( molting hormone), especially during molting and metamorphosis.
  蜕皮激素对昆虫生长、发育和繁殖有重要调控作用，尤其对蜕皮和变态过程。
• Metamorphosis is an important process in insect's life cycle, because morphology and physiology of insect are quiet different in different stages.
  「变态」昆虫生活中重要的过程，因为昆虫在不同阶段，形态及生理上都有很大的差异。
• Cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form.
  冷血脊椎动物，特征是水里繁殖、陆地生活；水生的幼体要经历到成体的变形过程。
• He's undergone a complete metamorphosis since he met her.
  自从结识她以后，他完全变了一个人。
• A larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis ( as the dragonfly or mayfly).
  处于未完全发育截断的昆虫的幼虫（如蜻蜓或蜉蝣）。
• This metamorphosis includes global warming and modification of myriad environmental phenomena that are quickening around you.
  这个质变包括了快速影响着你的地球暖化和无数环境现象的变化。
• Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
  有能够吮吸的嘴、变厚的前翅和类似皮革的腹底的昆虫；通常表现为不完全的蜕变。