change 有兩層基本含義：
1.及物動(dòng)詞
a）改變,變更,變革,如：
change one's mind 改變主意
change reality 變革現(xiàn)實(shí)
b）交換,更迭,替換,如：
change A for B 用 A 去換 B
Shall we change seats?咱們要不要交換座位
c）以...兌換,如：
change a fivepound note into gold 把一張五鎊鈔票換成金幣
d）把...變成...(into),如：
He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.然后他換上工裝褲,作為清潔工人度過(guò)接下去的八小時(shí).
2.不及物動(dòng)詞
a）改變,變化,如：
The area has changed from being short of grain to having surplus grain.這地區(qū)從缺糧區(qū)變?yōu)橛嗉Z區(qū).
b）換衣; 換乘(車(chē),船等),如：
It won't take me five minutes to change.我不需要五分鐘就能換好衣服.
Where do we change?我們?cè)谀膬簱Q車(chē)?
2.常用短語(yǔ)
change about 改變立場(chǎng)[主意],變節(jié),反復(fù)無(wú)常,見(jiàn)異思遷,朝三暮四
change at 在(某處)換車(chē)
change down 汽車(chē)把變速器換到低檔,開(kāi)慢
change for 換車(chē)往(某處)
change for the better/the worse 變好/變壞
change into 變成,換上(衣服等)
change to 變成,換上(衣服等)
change off 換班,交替
change over 改變目的、方法、位置或期限
change up (汽車(chē))把變速器換到高擋; 開(kāi)快
但是不像 turn 那樣可以用作系動(dòng)詞,所以不可以跟形容詞作表語(yǔ).