change 音标拼音: [tʃ'endʒ]
n . 改变,变化;
U 零钱,找头
vt . 改变,变化;更换,调换,兑换
vi . 改变,变化;更换
改变,变化;
U 零钱,找头改变,变化;更换,调换,兑换改变,变化;更换
change 更换
CHG
change 快变
QC
change 更换带
change 变化 改变 变更
change n 1 :
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another ; "
the change was intended to increase sales "; "
this storm is certainly a change for the worse ";
"
the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago " [
synonym : {
change }, {
alteration },
{
modification }]
2 :
a relational difference between states ;
especially between states before and after some event ; "
he attributed the change to their marriage "
3 :
the action of changing something ; "
the change of government had no impact on the economy "; "
his change on abortion cost him the election "
4 :
the result of alteration or modification ; "
there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs "; "
there had been no change in the mountains "
5 :
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due ; "
I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change "
6 :
a thing that is different ; "
he inspected several changes before selecting one "
7 :
a different or fresh set of clothes ; "
she brought a change in her overnight bag "
8 :
coins of small denomination regarded collectively ; "
he had a pocketful of change "
9 :
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency ; "
he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver "
10 :
a difference that is usually pleasant ; "
he goes to France for variety "; "
it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic " [
synonym : {
variety }, {
change }]
v 1 :
cause to change ;
make different ;
cause a transformation ;
"
The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city "; "
The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue " [
synonym : {
change }, {
alter },
{
modify }]
2 :
undergo a change ;
become different in essence ;
losing one '
s or its original nature ; "
She changed completely as she grew older "; "
The weather changed last night " [
ant : {
remain },
{
rest }, {
stay }]
3 :
become different in some particular way ,
without permanently losing one '
s or its former characteristics or essence ; "
her mood changes in accordance with the weather "; "
The supermarket '
s selection of vegetables varies according to the season " [
synonym : {
change }, {
alter }, {
vary }]
4 :
lay aside ,
abandon ,
or leave for another ; "
switch to a different brand of beer "; "
She switched psychiatrists "; "
The car changed lanes " [
synonym : {
switch }, {
shift }, {
change }]
5 :
change clothes ;
put on different clothes ; "
Change before you go to the opera "
6 :
exchange or replace with another ,
usually of the same kind or category ; "
Could you convert my dollars into pounds ?"; "
He changed his name "; "
convert centimeters into inches ";
"
convert holdings into shares " [
synonym : {
change }, {
exchange },
{
commute }, {
convert }]
7 :
give to ,
and receive from ,
one another ; "
Would you change places with me ?"; "
We have been exchanging letters for a year " [
synonym : {
exchange }, {
change }, {
interchange }]
8 :
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another ;
"
She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast " [
synonym :
{
transfer }, {
change }]
9 :
become deeper in tone ; "
His voice began to change when he was 12 years old "; "
Her voice deepened when she whispered the password " [
synonym : {
deepen }, {
change }]
10 :
remove or replace the coverings of ; "
Father had to learn how to change the baby "; "
After each guest we changed the bed linens "
exchange \
ex *
change "\ ([
e ^]
ks *
ch [=
a ]
nj "),
n . [
OE .
eschange ,
eschaunge ,
OF .
eschange ,
fr .
eschangier ,
F . ['
e ]
changer ,
to exchange ;
pref .
ex -
out F .
changer .
See {
Change },
and cf .
{
Excamb }.]
1 .
The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent ;
as ,
an exchange of cattle for grain .
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2 .
The act of substituting one thing in the place of another ;
as ,
an exchange of grief for joy ,
or of a scepter for a sword ,
and the like ;
also ,
the act of giving and receiving reciprocally ;
as ,
an exchange of civilities or views .
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3 .
The thing given or received in return ;
esp .,
a publication exchanged for another . --
Shak .
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4 . (
Com .)
The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other ,
without the intervention of money ,
by exchanging orders or drafts ,
called bills of exchange .
These may be drawn in one country and payable in another ,
in which case they are called foreign bills ;
or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country ,
in which case they are called inland bills .
The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange ;
as ,
to buy or sell exchange .
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Note :
A in London is creditor to B in New York ,
and C in London owes D in New York a like sum .
A in London draws a bill of exchange on B in New York ;
C in London purchases the bill ,
by which A receives his debt due from B in New York .
C transmits the bill to D in New York ,
who receives the amount from B .
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5 . (
Law )
A mutual grant of equal interests ,
the one in consideration of the other .
Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity ,
as fee simple for fee simple .
--
Blackstone .
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6 .
The place where the merchants ,
brokers ,
and bankers of a city meet at certain hours ,
to transact business ;
also ,
the institution which sets regulations and maintains the physical facilities of such a place ;
as ,
the New York Stock Exchange ;
a commodity exchange .
In this sense the word was at one time often contracted to {'
change }
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{
Arbitration of exchange }.
See under {
Arbitration }.
{
Bill of exchange }.
See under {
Bill }.
{
Exchange broker }.
See under {
Broker }.
{
Par of exchange },
the established value of the coin or standard of value of one country when expressed in the coin or standard of another ,
as the value of the pound sterling in the currency of France or the United States .
The par of exchange rarely varies ,
and serves as a measure for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the demand and supply .
Exchange is at par when ,
for example ,
a bill in New York ,
for the payment of one hundred pounds sterling in London ,
can be purchased for the sum .
Exchange is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at or above par .
{
Telephone exchange },
a central office in which the wires of any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected to permit conversation .
Syn :
Barter ;
dealing ;
trade ;
traffic ;
interchange .
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Change \
Change \ (
ch [=
a ]
nj ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Changed }
(
ch [=
a ]
njd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Changing }.] [
F .
changer ,
fr .
LL .
cambiare ,
to exchange ,
barter ,
L .
cambire .
Cf .
{
Cambial }.]
1 .
To alter ;
to make different ;
to cause to pass from one state to another ;
as ,
to change the position ,
character ,
or appearance of a thing ;
to change the countenance .
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Therefore will I change their glory into shame .
--
Hosea .
iv .
7 .
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2 .
To alter by substituting something else for ,
or by giving up for something else ;
as ,
to change the clothes ;
to change one '
s occupation ;
to change one '
s intention .
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They that do change old love for new ,
Pray gods ,
they change for worse ! --
Peele .
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3 .
To give and take reciprocally ;
to exchange ; --
followed by with ;
as ,
to change place ,
or hats ,
or money ,
with another .
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Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not ,
for any interest ,
change thy fortune and condition . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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4 .
Specifically :
To give ,
or receive ,
smaller denominations of money (
technically called change )
for ;
as ,
to change a gold coin or a bank bill .
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He pulled out a thirty -
pound note and bid me change it . --
Goldsmith .
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{
To change a horse ,
or To change hand } (
Man .),
to turn or bear the horse '
s head from one hand to the other ,
from the left to right ,
or from the right to the left .
{
To change hands },
to change owners .
{
To change one '
s tune },
to become less confident or boastful .
[
Colloq .]
{
To change step },
to take a break in the regular succession of steps ,
in marching or walking ,
as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other ,
and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance .
Syn :
To alter ;
vary ;
deviate ;
substitute ;
innovate ;
diversify ;
shift ;
veer ;
turn .
See {
Alter }.
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Change \
Change \,
n . [
F .
change ,
fr .
changer .
See {
Change }.
v .
t .]
1 .
Any variation or alteration ;
a passing from one state or form to another ;
as ,
a change of countenance ;
a change of habits or principles .
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Apprehensions of a change of dynasty . --
Hallam .
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait ,
till my change come . --
Job xiv .
14 .
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2 .
A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another ;
a difference ;
novelty ;
variety ;
as ,
a change of seasons .
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Our fathers did for change to France repair .
--
Dryden .
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The ringing grooves of change . --
Tennyson .
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3 .
A passing from one phase to another ;
as ,
a change of the moon .
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4 .
Alteration in the order of a series ;
permutation .
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5 .
That which makes a variety ,
or may be substituted for another .
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Thirty change (
R .
V .
changes )
of garments . --
Judg .
xiv .
12 .
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6 .
Small money ;
the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings ;
hence ,
the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due .
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7 . [
See {
Exchange }.]
A place where merchants and others meet to transact business ;
a building appropriated for mercantile transactions . [
Colloq .
for Exchange .]
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8 .
A public house ;
an alehouse . [
Scot .]
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They call an alehouse a change . --
Burt .
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9 . (
Mus .)
Any order in which a number of bells are struck ,
other than that of the diatonic scale .
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Four bells admit twenty -
four changes in ringing .
--
Holder .
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{
Change of life },
the period in the life of a woman when menstruation and the capacity for conception cease ,
usually occurring between forty -
five and fifty years of age .
{
Change ringing },
the continual production ,
without repetition ,
of changes on bells ,
See def .
9 .
above .
{
Change wheel } (
Mech .),
one of a set of wheels of different sizes and number of teeth ,
that may be changed or substituted one for another in machinery ,
to produce a different but definite rate of angular velocity in an axis ,
as in cutting screws ,
gear ,
etc .
{
To ring the changes on },
to present the same facts or arguments in variety of ways .
Syn :
Variety ;
variation ;
alteration ;
mutation ;
transition ;
vicissitude ;
innovation ;
novelty ;
transmutation ;
revolution ;
reverse .
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Change \
Change \,
v .
i .
1 .
To be altered ;
to undergo variation ;
as ,
men sometimes change for the better .
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For I am Lord ,
I change not . --
Mal .
iii .
6 .
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2 .
To pass from one phase to another ;
as ,
the moon changes to -
morrow night .
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389 Moby Thesaurus words for "
change ":
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about -
face ,
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adjust ,
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agent ,
alchemy ,
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analysis ,
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anatomization ,
anatomize ,
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assumption ,
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atomize ,
avatar ,
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back up ,
backup ,
bandy ,
barter ,
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be converted into ,
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be renewed ,
become ,
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better ,
bottom out ,
break ,
break up ,
bring to ,
budge ,
buy and sell ,
castrate ,
change for ,
change into ,
change over ,
change place ,
change -
over ,
changeling ,
checker ,
chop ,
chop and change ,
chop logic ,
circle ,
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coins ,
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come around ,
come round ,
commutation ,
commute ,
comparison ,
compensate ,
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conversion ,
convert ,
cooperate ,
copy ,
counterchange ,
counterfeit ,
deal ,
deform ,
degenerate ,
delegation ,
demarcation ,
denature ,
deputation ,
deputy ,
deputyship ,
descend ,
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desynonymization ,
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deteriorate ,
deviate ,
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difference ,
differencing ,
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discriminate ,
discrimination ,
disequalization ,
disequalize ,
disjoin ,
disjunction ,
displacement ,
distinction ,
distinguish ,
distinguishment ,
dither ,
diverge ,
divergence ,
diversification ,
diversify ,
divide ,
division ,
do business ,
do over ,
don ,
double ,
dress in ,
dub in ,
dummy ,
ebb ,
equal ,
equivalent ,
equivocate ,
ersatz ,
exchange ,
fake ,
fill -
in ,
fit ,
fix ,
flip -
flop ,
flop ,
flow ,
fluctuate ,
geld ,
get back at ,
get even with ,
get into ,
get on ,
get over ,
ghost ,
ghostwriter ,
give and take ,
give in exchange ,
give place to ,
go ,
go around ,
go round ,
go sideways ,
growth ,
gyrate ,
hard cash ,
haul around ,
horse -
trade ,
imitation ,
improve ,
individualization ,
individualize ,
individuate ,
individuation ,
innovation ,
interchange ,
inverse ,
invert ,
jibe ,
lapse ,
locum tenens ,
logroll ,
make ,
make a distinction ,
make do with ,
make over ,
make way for ,
makeshift ,
mark ,
mark off ,
mark out ,
meliorate ,
metamorphose ,
metamorphosis ,
metaphor ,
metonymy ,
mitigate ,
modification ,
modify ,
modulate ,
modulation ,
mount ,
move ,
move over ,
mutate ,
mutation ,
mutilate ,
naturalization ,
naturalize ,
neuter ,
next best thing ,
novelty ,
offer in exchange ,
oscillate ,
overthrow ,
particularization ,
particularize ,
passage ,
pay back ,
pendulate ,
permutation ,
permute ,
personalization ,
personalize ,
personnel ,
petty cash ,
phony ,
pin money ,
pinch hitter ,
plunge ,
pocket money ,
power of attorney ,
progress ,
proxy ,
put on ,
put up with ,
qualify ,
quid pro quo ,
re -
create ,
re -
formation ,
realign ,
rebuild ,
reciprocate ,
reconstruct ,
reconversion ,
reconvert ,
redeem ,
redesign ,
reduce to ,
reduction ,
refashion ,
refine a distinction ,
refit ,
reform ,
regress ,
relief ,
remake ,
render ,
renew ,
replace ,
replacement ,
representation ,
representative ,
requite ,
reserves ,
reshape ,
resolution ,
resolve into ,
respond ,
restructure ,
retaliate ,
retrogress ,
return ,
return the compliment ,
revamp ,
reversal ,
reverse ,
revert ,
revive ,
revolution ,
ring in ,
ring the changes ,
ringer ,
rise ,
rotate ,
run ,
second string ,
secondary ,
segregate ,
segregation ,
separate ,
separation ,
set apart ,
set off ,
sever ,
severalization ,
severalize ,
severance ,
shift ,
shift the scene ,
shift with ,
shilly -
shally ,
shuffle the cards ,
sign ,
silver ,
sink ,
slip on ,
small change ,
soar ,
spares ,
specialization ,
specialize ,
spending money ,
spin ,
split hairs ,
sport ,
stand -
in ,
stir ,
stream ,
sub ,
subrogation ,
subside ,
substituent ,
substitute ,
substitution ,
subvert ,
succedaneum ,
supersedence ,
superseder ,
superseding ,
supersedure ,
supersession ,
supplantation ,
supplanter ,
supplanting ,
supplantment ,
surrogate ,
swap ,
swap horses ,
swerve ,
switch ,
switch over ,
switch -
over ,
symbol ,
synecdoche ,
tack ,
take a turn ,
take in exchange ,
teeter ,
tergiversate ,
third string ,
tit for tat ,
token ,
totter ,
trade ,
trade in ,
trade off ,
trade sight unseen ,
transfigure ,
transform ,
transformation ,
transit ,
transition ,
translate ,
transmogrify ,
transmutation ,
transmute ,
transplace ,
transpose ,
transubstantiate ,
travel ,
truck ,
turn ,
turn aside ,
turn back ,
turn into ,
turn the corner ,
turn the scale ,
turn the tables ,
turn the tide ,
turn upside down ,
turning into ,
undergo a change ,
understudy ,
unsex ,
utility player ,
vacillate ,
variation ,
variegate ,
variety ,
vary ,
veer ,
vicar ,
vicariousness ,
vice -
president ,
vice -
regent ,
vicissitude ,
volte -
face ,
wane ,
warp ,
waver ,
whirl ,
wobble ,
work a change ,
worsen
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