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摇身一变yáo shēn yī biàngive oneself a shake and change into another form—suddenly change one’s identity; be suddenly metamorphosed into; have a sudden transformation
❍ 他即～，变做三头六臂，……(《西游记》) By magic he changed himself into a being with three heads and six arms，…/大圣驾着云，念声咒语，～，……(《西游记》)The Great Holy One mounted a cloud and repeated an incantation to change his body.
❍ 小耗子道： “我不学他们直偷，我只～，也变成个芋，滚在香芋堆里，叫人瞧不出来，……”(《红楼梦》227)“I shan’t rush at the job head-on like the others，” said the little mouse. “By just giving my body a couple of shakes I shall change myself into a sweet potato; I shall roll myself into the pile of sweet potatoes without anyone seeing me；…”/悟空捻着诀，念动咒语，～就变做一棵松树。(《西游记》23) Wukong made the magic sign and recited the spell: with one shake of his body he changed himself into a pine tree.
❍ 却说那大圣已至灌江口，～，变作二郎爷爷的模样，按下云头，径入庙里。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》137) Now as soon as Monkey reached Guankou,with one shake he took the form of Erlang,then descended from the clouds and went straight to the shrine./“何庄班” 怕 “红军”剿他们，就～，变成自卫团。(袁静《新儿女英雄传》6) The“Hezhuang Company”，afraid the Ba Lu would wipe it out,hastily decided to call itself a “self-defence corps.”/成仿吾先生是怀念了创造社过去的光荣之后，～而成为 “石厚生”，接着又流星似的消失了； …… (《鲁迅选集》 Ⅲ—103) Cheng Fangwu after mourning the departed glories of the Creation Society suddenly turned into Shi Housheng,then vanished like a shooting star; … 摇身一变yáo shēn yī biàn比喻人或事物改换面目或身份出现。turn oneself into, suddenly change one’s identity, make an about-face, up to the trick of a volte-face |