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　

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。

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。

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

The city is becoming more and more prosperous.
这个城市越来越繁盛了。
Softer fabrics are much more becoming than stiffer ones.
软面料要比硬面料合身得多。
What she feared most was becoming like her mother
她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
He had discovered politics and was rapidly becoming absorbed by it
他接触到了政治并且迅速地对它着了迷。
We are becoming one of the market leaders in the fashion industry.
我们正在成为时装业的领军者之一。
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
水正成为日益珍贵的资源。
We must stop our country becoming Westernized.
我们必须阻止我们的国家被逐渐西化。
All the nice areas in Florida are becoming more and more urbanized.
佛罗里达所有的那些好去处都在变得越来越都市化。
The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world
这艘游艇的船员为清一色的女性，她们进行了首次环球航行，创造了历史。