turn (somebody/something) into something phrasal verbphr v a) BECOMEto become something different, or to make someone or something do this (使)变成 The sofa turns into a bed. 这沙发可以变成一张床。
A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring. 几周过后,冬去春来。
Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star. 好莱坞发掘了她,把她变成了明星。
b) CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto change by magic from one thing into another, or to make something do this 〔通过魔法〕变成;使…变成 In a flash, the prince turned into a frog. 转眼之间,王子变成了青蛙。
The witch had turned them all into stone. 女巫把他们都变成了石头。
c) days turned into weeks/months turned into years etcPASS/TIME PASSING used to say that time passed slowly while you waited for something to happen 几天之后又是几周/几个月之后又是几年等〔用于表示等待某事发生时时间过得很慢〕 Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter. 几个星期过去了,几个月过去了,还是没有信来。
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