change/tʃeɪnʤ/

v.

➊ (make sth) become different

➋ get or give money in exchange for smaller units of money or for the same value in foreign money

n.

➊ the act, process or result of changing

➋ the money that you get back when you pay for sth with more money than it costs

➌ smaller units of money given in exchange for larger units of the same amount

v.

➊ [I; T] 改变；变化：She's not changed since I last saw her. 我上次看到她以来，她没有什么变化。

◇Computer has changed our life greatly. 电脑大大改变了我们的生活。

◇change clothes 换衣服

◇change jobs 换工作

◇[change (sb) (from sth¹) to/into sth²/ The light changed (from green) to red. 交通灯（由绿色）变成了红色。

◇She changed the prince into a frog. 她把王子变成了一只青蛙。

◇The prince changed into a frog. 王子变成了一只青蛙。

➋ [T] 更换；兑换：[change sth¹ into sth²] change dollars into Renminbi 把美元换成人民币

◇[change sth¹ for sth²] Could you change a $10 note for coins? 你可以把10美元钞票换成硬币吗？

n.

➊ [C; U] 变化，改变；变革：We need to make some changes to the schedule. 我们需要对计划作些修改。

◇The Internet has brought great changes to our life. 因特网给我们生活带来了巨大变化。

➋ [U] 找头：Here is your change, Sir. 先生，这是找给你的钱。

◇give sb the wrong change 找错钱给某人

➌ [U] 零钱：“Have you got any change?” “Sorry, I've only got a 10-dollar note.” “你有零钱吗？” “对不起，我只有一张10美元的钞票。”

◇[change for sth] Can you make change for 10 dollars? 可以换10美元零钱吗？

音组-ange/-eɪnʤ/

arrange; change; exchange; range; strange

常犯错误

✗ I want to change this red hat with a white one.

✓ I want to change this red hat for a white one. 我想把这顶红色的帽子换成白色的。

常犯错误

✗ I want to change another one.

✓ I want to change it for another one. 我想换一个。

[✌change表示“把…换掉”，宾语为被替换物，而替换物要用for引出]

常犯错误

✗ I don't have any changes with me.

✓ I don't have any change with me.

[✌change表示“零钱”时是不可数名词]

常犯错误

✗ do some changes to the system

✓ make some changes to the system 对系统进行一些修改