becoming

英 [bɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

美 [bɪˈkʌmɪŋ]

adj.  相配的; 合身的; 合适的; 与…相称的
v.  开始变得; 变成; 适合(某人); 与…相称; 使(人)显得漂亮; 使好看
become的现在分词

现在分词：becoming　

TOEFL

BNC.21201 / COCA.22465

牛津词典

adj.

• 相配的；合身的
  making the person wearing them look more attractive
• 合适的；与…相称的
  suitable or appropriate for sb or their situation
  1. It was not very becoming behaviour for a teacher.
     这种举止与一个教师的身份不太相称。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （衣服、颜色、发型等）合适的，相配的，好看的
  A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that isbecomingmakes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
  1. Softer fabrics are much more becoming than stiffer ones.
     软面料要比硬面料合身得多。
• ADJ-GRADED （行为）得体的，适宜的
  Behaviour that isbecomingis appropriate and proper in the circumstances.
  1. This behaviour is not any more becoming among our politicians than it is among our voters.
     这种行为对于我们的政治家和选民来说都不合适。

英英释义

adj

• displaying or setting off to best advantage
  1. a becoming new shade of rose
  2. a becoming portrait
• according with custom or propriety
  1. her becoming modesty
  2. comely behavior
  3. it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
  4. a decent burial
  5. seemly behavior
  Synonym:comelycomme il fautdecentdecorousseemly

双语例句

• His behaviour was becoming increasingly irrational.
  他的行为变得越来越不理智了。
• Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women
  抽烟在年轻女性中变得越来越常见。
• My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by.
  随着时间的流逝，我的祖母变得日益伤感和虚弱。
• The city is becoming more and more prosperous.
  这个城市越来越繁盛了。
• Good hunting grounds are becoming harder to find.
  好的猎场变得越来越难找了。
• The song is becoming widely popular.
  这首歌正在广泛流行开来。
• A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people
  法律行业对年轻人的吸引力越来越大。
• What she feared most was becoming like her mother
  她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
• In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker
  一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。
• Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.
  幸运的是，这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。