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

• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• The metamorphosis from anxious wife to feted author was rapid and dramatic.
  从整日焦虑的妻子到受人追捧的作家，这变化迅速而剧烈。
• Of or relating to metamorphosis ( especially of rocks).
  属于或关于变质的（尤指岩石）。
• We all need a metamorphosis of lifestyle if we are to shine as lights in a dark world.
  我们都需要一个蜕变的生活方式，如果我们要在黑暗的世界里发光。
• 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。
• Effects of salinity on larval survival, growth and metamorphosis of Babylonia formosae habei were examined by using two experimental approaches, gradually changed and abruptly changed.
  采用突变和渐变两种实验方法检验了盐度对波部东风螺幼虫存活、生长和变态的影响。
• Apoptosis and autophagy during Drosophila metamorphosis
  果蝇变态过程中的细胞凋亡和细胞自噬
• Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis; they lose their tails and grow legs.
  蝌蚪因蜕变而变成青蛙；们去掉了尾巴、长了腿。