metamorphose
v[I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb/sth) (into sth) (fml 文) (cause sb/sth to) change in form or nature (使某人[某物])变形, 变质
A larva metamorphoses into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly. 幼虫变为蛹, 然後再变成蝴蝶.
The magician metamorphosed the frog into a prince. 魔术师把青蛙变成了王子.
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.