| 单词 |
metamorphosize |
| 释义 |
metamorphosize, v.|mɛtəˈmɔːfəsaɪz| [f. metamorphosis + -ize.] trans. and intr. = metamorphose v. Hence metaˈmorphosized ppl. a.
1908Dict. Nat. Biogr. V. 1312/1 Dowsing's acquaintance with ‘Lating’..led him to metamorphosise Dr. Billingford into a maid recommending her daughter's soul to the Virgin Mary. 1928Observer 29 Jan. 9/3 It may well be found that Unwin and his biographer between them have metamorphosised the study of economic history in this country. 1969Daily Tel. 4. Aug. 15/1 It [sc. Shaw's As Far as Thought Can Reach] envisages the world in a.d. 30,000, when children of 17 are hatched from eggs to spend a few years on adolescent pursuits—love, mating, music, the dance—before metamorphosising into Ancients. 1972Ibid. 17 May 12/6 The parable of metamorphosised man is beautifully photographed by Walter Lassally. |

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