become
/bɪˈkʌm/KK
bɪ·kʌm
變化形
becomes
became
become
becoming
1.
變得；成為
用來表示人、事物或情況的身分、性質、狀態或感受發生改變。
用法：作連綴動詞用，後面不能直接接副詞。可說「become nervous」，不可說「become nervously」。接名詞時，通常不加 a 或 an，例如「become a teacher」要加冠詞，但「become friends」通常不用冠詞。
The streets became busy after school.
放學後，街道變得很熱鬧。
After she finished school, she became a teacher.
她完成學業後，成為了一名老師。
My little sister has become better at talking to people after she joined the school team.
我妹妹加入學校的球隊後，變得更會和人說話了。
2.
變成；演變為
指某物在外觀、形式、用途或結果上轉變成另一種事物。
用法：「become」著重轉變後的結果或狀態。若要特別強調轉變的過程或方式，常可用「turn into」。
Our class game became a big thing at school.
我們班的遊戲在學校變得很受大家注意。
Many small food places become busy when people order by phone.
很多小餐館在人們用電話點餐時會變得很忙。
With practice, speaking English can become easy every day.
多加練習後，每天說英語可以變得很容易。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
適合；與……相稱
指某種衣著、顏色、風格或事物很適合某人，或與其身分、特質相稱。
用法：此義項中的主詞通常是衣物、顏色、行為或特質，受詞是人。例如「Blue becomes you」。
That blue shirt really becomes you.
那件藍色襯衫真的很適合你。
She becomes a good class leader because she is kind and polite.
她因為親切又有禮貌，成為一位好的班級領袖。
常見錯誤
I became happily after hearing the news.
I became happy after hearing the news.
She became teacher after college.
She became a teacher after college.
The weather became to be colder.
The weather became colder.
I became friends with him yesterday.
I became friends with him last year.
相關字詞
學習提示
・become 最常用來表示「從原本的狀態轉為另一種狀態」，重點在改變後的結果。
・描述短暫的身體感受時，日常英語常用 get，例如「get tired」；描述較正式或較長期的變化時，become 很自然。
・不要把 become 和 become of 混為一談。become of 是固定用法，意思是「某人或某事後來怎麼了」。