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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++morph /mɔːf $ mɔːrf/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  to develop a new appearance or change into something else, or to make something do this (使)变形为,(使)变为morph into The river flooded its banks and morphed into a giant sea that swamped the town. 河水漫过堤岸,变成一片汪洋,淹没了小镇。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
morphAnd you can bet those names will continue morphing into even more marketing-friendly nonsense.They warned that politicians, once infused with a sense of providential mission, could morph into smarmy tyrants.Even as people try to learn how to use them, computers are morphing into something new.Spinning bodies, eyes popping out of heads, hair standing on end, characters morphing into strange creatures.Now, as they design new technology products, Hewlett-Packard engineers can morph within minutes into five or six nimble teams.morph intoThe Consumnes River flooded its banks and morphed into a giant sea that swamped homes and ranches.
Origin morph (1900-2000) metamorphosis
morph verbChinese
else, a to change Corpus develop new or appearance into something


morph
morph /mɔːf $ mɔːrf/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: metamorphosis
to develop a new appearance or change into something else, or to make something do this
    morph into
    The river flooded its banks and morphed into a giant sea that swamped the town.


morphBrE /mɔːf/ 🔊NAmE /mɔːrf/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they morph BrE /mɔːf/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrf/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it morphs BrE /mɔːfs/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrfs/ 🔊past simple morphed BrE /mɔːft/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrft/ 🔊past participle morphed BrE /mɔːft/ 🔊 NAmE /mɔːrft/ 🔊 -ing form morphing BrE /ˈmɔːfɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɔːrfɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (into sth) to change smoothly from one image to another using computer animation; to make an image change in this way (利用电脑动画制作使图像)平稳变换 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb/sth) (into sb/sth) to change, or make sb/sth change, into sth different (使)变化;(使)改变