汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 搖身一變
搖身一變 (摇身一变)
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
In the old novels of gods and monsters, it was described that people with magical powers can change their original appearance by shaking their bodies / It is now used to describe people who do not adhere to moral principles and suddenly make a big change
形容变得很快。多指形貌变换而实质不变。
() yáo shēn () biàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

虎弟摇身一变,变成了一个壮壮实实的小伙子。

The younger tiger suddenly transformed itself into a robust young man.

而卢旺达甚至希望自己摇身一变,成为非洲的技术中心。

Rwanda even hopes to turn itself into an African tech hub.

随着时间的推移,哥斯拉摇身一变成为了日本的保护者。

Over time, Godzilla morphs into a defender of Japan.

摇身一变,本是褐色的头发变得金光闪闪,名字改成了玛丽莲·梦露。

She changed her hair color from brown to shining gold. And she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.

“夫利迪”的蚂蚁长凳摇身一变,成了一辆巴士,还可以是桌子或平衡木。

Husband benefit enlighten "ant pew suddenly change one's identity, became a bus, still can be table or balance beam."

而某日突然,临毕业的学生在旷课期间竟摇身一变,成了诺贝尔奖的候选人。

Right out of the blue, seniors about to graduate suddenly become candidates for the Nobel Prize in Absenteeism.

突然之间,几年前遭人白眼的DJ组合摇身一变成了流行音乐中最具影响力的人物之一。

Suddenly, that eye-rolling DJ duo from a few years ago became one of the most influential acts in pop.

只有时间能告诉我们他所说的是否属实。然而,石油巨头们总能摇身一变、恢复元气。

Only time will tell, but Big Oil is capable of change.

随着英国昔日的殖民对象摇身一变成了如今的主顾,这里却没有一丝后帝国时代的惋惜。

As Britain’s former colonial subjects come back as masters, there is barely a whiff of post-imperial regret.

在这25年里,投资银行也从陈腐呆板的合伙经营制,摇身一变,成长为公开上市的金融巨擘。

Over that period investment banks have evolved from staid partnerships into huge, publicly traded conglomerates before stumbling, and in some cases collapsing, last year.