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BNC: 183 COCA: 170
turn
verb /tɜː(r)n/
present tense
I/you/we/theyturn
he/she/itturns
present participleturning
past tenseturned
past participleturned
  1. 1
    [I/T] to change the position of your body or head so that you are facing in a different direction (使)(身体或头部)转向,面向,对着

    She turned and smiled at me. 她转过身来向我微笑。

    He turned his head and looked around the room. 他转过头去环视房间。

    turn to :

    Maria turned to the reporters and said: ‘I'm innocent.' 玛丽亚对着记者说道:“我是无辜的。”

    turn away :

    Lopez just glared at the other man and then turned away. 洛佩兹只是瞪着另一个男子,接着转身就走了。

    turn around/round :

    The girls in front turned round and grinned. 前面的姑娘转过身来,咧嘴一笑。

    turn to do something :

    The whole audience turned to stare at the latecomers. 所有的观众都转过头来盯着那几个迟到的人。

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    1. a.
      [T] to change the position of something so that it is pointing in a different direction 使改变位置
      turn something around/round :

      Turn your chairs round so you're facing me. 把你们椅子转过来面向我坐。

      turn something on someone/something :

      The attacker killed three people before turning the gun on himself. 袭击者杀了3个人后把枪对准了自己。

      turn something over :

      Turn the tape over and press ‘Play'. 把磁带换一面,按“播放”键。

       Synonyms and related words
      To change position: turn, spin, overturn...
  2. 2
    [I] to change the direction in which you are moving or travelling 换方向
    turn around/towards/into etc :

    We turned into our drive, glad to get home. 我们拐进自家的车道,为到家而感到高兴。

    The truck turned around and came back towards us. 卡车掉了个头,朝我们开过来。

    turn left/right :

    Follow this path; then turn right and walk uphill. 顺着这条路走,接着右拐上坡。

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    1. a.
      [T] to make something change the direction in which it is moving 调转,换(方向)
      turn something around/towards/into etc :

      He turned the car in the direction of the city. 他把车子掉了个方向,朝城里开去。

      They ordered the pilot to turn the plane around. 他们命令飞行员掉头。

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    2. b.
      [I] if a road or river turns, it bends and goes in a different direction (路或河流)转弯

      Here the road turns sharply to the right. 那条路在这儿向右急转。

       Synonyms and related words
      What roads, paths and areas of land do: ascend, bend, bifurcate...
    3. c.
      [I] if the tide turns, it moves in the opposite direction (潮水)开始涨,开始落
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      What liquids can do: break, burst, cast up...
  3. 3
    [I] to make a circular movement 旋转;转动

    I heard the key turn in the lock. 我听到钥匙在锁孔里旋动的声音。

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    To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl...
    1. a.
      [T] to make something move in a circle 使旋转;使转动

      Turning this wheel will start the machine. 转动这个轮子会开动机器。

       Synonyms and related words
      To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl...
  4. 4
    [T] if you turn the page of a book or magazine, you move it in order to read a different page 翻动(书或杂志的页)
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  5. 5
    [linking verb] to change and do or become something else 转为;成为;变为
    turn professional :

    Duval turned professional in 1993. 杜瓦尔于1993年成为职业选手。

    turn cold/chilly :

    The weather turned quite chilly in the afternoon. 下午天气变得相当冷。

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    Linking verbs: appear, be, become...
    1. a.
      to change and become another colour 变色

      The leaves turn bright red in autumn. 树叶在秋天变得通红通红的。

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      To become a different colour: blacken, bleach, bleed...
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      Linking verbs: appear, be, become...
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    [linking verb] to become a particular age or a particular time 达到(一定年龄或时间)

    He turned 40 in March. 他3月份就40岁了。

    It's just turned midnight. 刚刚过了午夜。

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    Linking verbs: appear, be, become...
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    [I/T] if your stomach turns, or if something turns your stomach, you feel as if food in your stomach is going to come out through your mouth (使)反胃;(使)恶心
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    Feeling sick and vomiting: airsick, barf, bilious...
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    [I/T] mainly journalism if someone turns a game or a fight, or if it turns, it starts to develop in a different way 扭转(比赛或战斗的局面);(使)转变
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  9. 9
    [I] if milk turns, it becomes sour (牛奶)变酸,变质
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    To decay, or to rot: biodegrade, curdle, decay...
  10. 10
    [T] to give a particular shape to a piece of wood or metal using a lathe (用车床)车削成,车削出
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    To use a tool: card, chase, chip away...
See also
turn
noun [C] /tɜː(r)n/
singularturn
pluralturns
  1. 1
    someone's turn is the time when they can or must do something, because they are with other people who are each doing the same activity one after the other (多人依次轮流时)轮到的机会

    You've already moved your piece – it's my turn now. 你已经走过棋子,现在轮到我了。

    someone's turn to do something :

    I'm sure it's your turn to wash the dishes. 我确信是轮到你洗碗碟了。

    wait your turn (=be patient until it is your turn) 耐心等着轮到你 :

    You'll just have to wait your turn like everyone else. 你得跟大伙一样等着轮到你。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for actions and activities: action, measure, doings...
    1. a.
      linguistics the time when someone is speaking in a conversation

      We have different ways of indicating that a turn will be changed.

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      The process of communication: communication, interaction, contact...
  2. 2
    a change of direction made by a person or vehicle 转向;转弯;换方向

    He made a left turn into a quiet street. 他向左拐进一条僻静的街道。

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    1. a.
      a place where a road bends to the right or left (道路的)转弯处

      There's a very sharp turn at the end of the road. 这条路的尽头有个急转弯。

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    2. b.
      mainly American a turning (道路的)岔路口,拐弯处
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  3. 3
    a movement in a circle made by an object 旋转;转动

    He gave the tap one more firm turn. 他又拧紧了一下水龙头。

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    a change in a situation (情况的)变化,转变

    The argument over drugs in sport took an unexpected turn yesterday. 关于体育赛事中兴奋剂的争论昨天出现了出乎意料的变化。

    take a turn for the better/worse (=become better/worse) :

    The weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. 天气忽然变坏了。

    turn of events (=an unexpected change in a situation) 出乎意料的变化 :

    We wanted to express our shock at today's tragic turn of events. 我们想要表达我们对今天这些事件的悲剧性转变感到的震惊。

     Synonyms and related words
    Changes: effect, change, trend...
  5. 5
    a short performance consisting of a song, a piece of music, a series of jokes etc as part of a set of performances (作为整套演出一部分的)短节目

    I'm going to do a turn at the concert next week. 我在下周的音乐会上有个节目。

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    old-fashioned a short walk taken for pleasure 散步
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    Walks: walk, trek, stroll...
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    British informal old-fashioned an occasion when you suddenly feel ill or very weak (疾病、不适感等的)一阵发作

    I think she's having one of her turns. 我想她是发病了。

    give someone a turn (=to frighten someone so that they feel ill) 吓坏某人 :

    You gave her quite a turn, suddenly appearing like that! 你忽然那样出现,真把她给吓坏了!

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    Periods of bad health: illness, bout, attack...
BNC: 183 COCA: 170
turn

noun¹

1act of turning sb/sth around旋轉;轉身ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURN ADJECTIVEcomplete, full, half, quarter轉一圈;轉半圈;轉 1/4 圈It slowly spun for three complete turns.它慢慢地旋轉了三整圈。a full turn of the handle to the right將把手向右轉一轉圈90-degree, 180-degree, etc. * 90 度、180 度等的轉動quick迅速轉動a quick turn of his head他迅速轉頭slight輕微轉動He quickly gives the handle a slight turn.他迅速將把手稍微轉了一點兒。VERB + TURNgive sth轉動⋯Give the knob a turn.轉一下把手。
turn

noun²

2change of direction改變方向ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEleft, left-hand, right, right-hand左轉;右轉abrupt, sharp, tight急轉彎Tinker makes the tight turns look easy.廷克使高難度的旋轉看起來很容易。wide大轉彎sudden突然轉向three-point三點轉向 (see also U-turn) handbrake (BrE) 手剎轉向flip (NAmE) (in swimming游泳) 翻騰轉體Every time she did a flip turn, she made a large splash.每當做翻騰轉體時她都濺起一個大水花。VERB + TURNdo, make, negotiate轉彎;順利轉向She stopped talking as she negotiated a particularly sharp turn.她轉一個特別急的彎時停止了說話。execute做翻滾轉體Syd executed each turn perfectly.敍德的每個翻滾轉體做得都很完美。PHRASESat every turn (figurative) 事事;處處At every turn I met with disappointment.我事事都不順心。a turn to the left, a turn to the right向左轉;向右轉He made a sudden turn to the right.他突然向右轉。twists and turns (figurative) 意外的曲折變化It's impossible to follow all the twists and turns of the plot.要跟上情節中所有的曲折變化是不可能的。
turn

noun³

3 (especially NAmE) bend/corner in a road轉彎處;拐角 see also turning ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEnext下一個轉彎處wrong錯誤的轉彎處hairpin, tight * U 字形轉彎;急轉彎The car skidded around a hairpin turn.汽車在一個急轉彎處打滑了。There was a screech as the car rounded a tight turn.汽車急轉彎時發出了一陣吱吱的尖叫。VERB + TURNmake, take轉彎He took a wrong turn and ended up on the coast road.他轉錯了彎,結果開到了海濱公路上。miss錯過拐彎處approach, enter, round接近/進入/繞過轉彎Slow down as you enter the turn.進入彎道時要減速。PHRASESa turn on the left, a turn on the right左邊的/右邊的轉彎處Take the next turn on the right.在下一個右轉彎處轉彎。twists and turns彎彎曲曲處a road full of twists and turns彎彎曲曲的道路
turn

noun⁴

4time when you must or may do sth做事的時機VERB + TURN | TURN + VERB | PREPOSITION VERB + TURNhave, take輪流;依次Can I have a turn?讓我來一次好嗎?I'll take a turn making the dinner-you have a rest.你休息一下吧,輪到我做一次晚飯了。The children took turns on the swing.孩子們輪流盪鞦韆。miss錯過一輪If you can't put any cards down you have to miss a turn.你如果不能出牌就要錯過一輪。give sb給某人一次機會Give Sarah a turn on the swing.讓薩拉坐一次鞦韆吧。await, wait等待輪到的機會Be patient and wait your turn!耐心等着輪到你吧!come to輪到By the time it came to my turn to sing, I was very nervous.輪到我唱歌的時候,我都快緊張死了。TURN + VERBcome輪到When my turn finally came, I was shaking with nerves.終於輪到我的時候,我緊張得渾身發抖。PREPOSITIONin turn (= one after the other) 依次地They gave their names in turn.他們依次說出自己的名字。in sb's turn (especially BrE) 輪到某人時;進而She had not been friendly to Pete and he, in his turn, was cold to her when she came to stay.她對皮特不太友好,而她來住的時候皮特對她也很冷淡。out of turn (= before or after your turn) 未按照正常順序地Batista had batted out of turn.巴蒂斯塔沒有按順序出場擊球。
turn

noun⁵

5change改變ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEabrupt, sudden突然的變化He seems to have taken an abrupt career turn with his new movie.他的新電影似乎表明,他的事業突然出現了轉型。dramatic, remarkable巨大的/顯著的變化decisive, drastic, radical果斷的/劇烈的/激進的改變Schuler's life took a radical turn when he became obsessed with horses.舒勒迷上馬之後,生活發生了劇烈的變化。different, new不同的變化;新的變化interesting有趣的變化The video market took an interesting turn in the mid 1980s.視頻市場在 20 世紀 80 年代中期發生了有趣的變化。bizarre, ironic, odd, shocking, strange, surprising, unexpected離奇的/諷刺性的/古怪的/令人震驚的/奇怪的/令人感到意外的/意想不到的變化The trial has taken an even more bizarre turn today.今天的審判有了更為離奇的發展。Events took a surprising turn.事情出現了令人驚訝的變化。ugly, unfortunate險惡的/不幸的轉變The battle took an unfortunate turn.戰鬥出現了不妙的變化。downward變壞VERB + TURNtake轉變Her career took an unexpected turn when she moved to Vancouver.搬到溫哥華後,她的職業發生了出人意料的變化。mark, signal標誌變化It marks a major turn in this presidency.這標誌着這任總統的重要變化。PREPOSITIONby turn, by turns輪流地This movie is by turn (= alternately) terrifying and very funny.這部電影一會兒令人毛骨悚然,一會兒滑稽可笑。on the turn (= changing) 在轉變中Our luck is on the turn.我們要轉運了。PHRASEStake a turn for the better, take a turn for the worse好轉;變壞I'm afraid Grandma has taken a turn for the worse.我擔心奶奶的病情加重了。a turn of events情況的轉變In a dramatic turn of events she took the company into her own hands.事態發生了戲劇性變化 - 她親自掌控公司了。
BNC: 183 COCA: 170
turn verb
turn1 (turn your head away) turn2 (turn sb into a frog) aim (turn a gun on sb) become (turn brown/cold/sour) curve (The road turns east.) focus (turn your attention to sth) spin (turn the wheel)
turn noun
corner (make a left turn) junction (take the next turn) opportunity (Wait your turn.)
turn1

verb

turn away/turn your head away 转头;扭头turn sb into a frog 把某人变成一只青蛙turn left/the cornerturn ♦︎ turn (sb/sth) around/round ♦︎ swing ♦︎ twist ♦︎ spin ♦︎ wheel ♦︎ whirl ♦︎ swivel ♦︎ pivotThese words all mean to move your body or part of your body in order to face another direction. 这些词均表示转身、扭转身体部位。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to turn / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel / pivot around / roundto turn / swing / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel back / awayto turn / turn around / swing / spin / whirl / swivel / pivot on sthto turn / twist / swivel your headto turn / turn around / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl around / swivel to face sb / sthto turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel / whirl suddenlyto turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel sharply / quicklyto turn / turn around / twist slowly turn [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to move your body or part of your body in order to face or start moving in a different direction 转身;扭转(身体部位)We turned and headed for home.我们转身朝家走去。He turned back to his work.他转过身继续工作。Anne flushed and turned her head away.安妮脸一红,把头扭向别处。While his back was turned I sneaked a look at his notes.他背过身时我偷看了一下他的笔记。 ˌturn aˈround ˌturn ˈround ˌturn sb/sth aˈround ˌturn sb/sth ˈround

phrasal verb

to change position or direction in order to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this (使)翻身,转身,翻转Turn around and let me look at you.转过身让我看看你。Turn your chair round.把你的椅子转过来。In turn around/round and the other verbs in this group, round is used especially in British English, and around especially in American English. 在turn around/round和本组其他动词中,round尤用于英式英语,around尤用于美式英语。
swing (swung, swung) [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to turn or change direction suddenly; to make sb/sth do this (使)突然转向,突然转身The bus swung sharply to the left.公共汽车猛地拐向左边。She swung around angrily, her eyes blazing.她生气地转过身,两眼怒火中烧。He swung the car round in a dangerous U-turn.他不顾危险一下子将车180度回转。 twist [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to turn part of your body around while the rest stays still 扭转,转动(身体部位)She twisted in her chair to look.她坐在椅子上扭身来看。Hold your arms out to the sides and twist your upper body.保持双臂伸向两侧,转动上半身。 spin [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to turn around quickly once; to make sb/sth do this (使)急转身,猛转回头,急转弯She spun on her heel and walked out.她把脚后跟一转,走了出去。He spun the child roughly around.他粗暴地将孩子的身子扭过来。 wheel [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (written) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb/sth do this (使)迅速转身,猛然转身Jim wheeled back to face me.吉姆猛地回过身来,面对着我。He wheeled his horse around.他突然掉转马头。 whirl wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) (written) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb do this (使)迅速转身,猛然转身She whirled on him, furious.她突然转身,愤怒地对着他。He grasped her wrist and whirled her back to face him.他抓住她的手腕,猛地把她扭过身来面对着他。In this meaning whirl is only used about people; they are usually acting under a strong emotion, especially anger. 表达此义时,whirl仅用于人,通常是人在强烈情绪下,尤其是生气时的动作。 swivel ˈswɪvl (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [intransitive, transitive] (written) to turn or move your body, eyes or head around quickly to face another direction 转身;转动(身体、眼睛或头)He swivelled around to look at her.他转过身来看着她。I swivelled my head to peer at him.我转过头端详着他。 pivot ˈpɪvət [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to turn or balance on a central point (使)在枢轴上旋转(或平衡)He pivoted on one foot and threw the ball to Gary.他单脚支撑转身,将球投给加里。The mechanism pivots around a central point.那个机械装置沿着中轴转动。
turn2

verb

turn away/turn your head away 转头;扭头turn sb into a frog 把某人变成一只青蛙turn left/the cornerturn ♦︎ transform ♦︎ convert ♦︎ change ♦︎ translate ♦︎ evolve ♦︎ mutate ♦︎ metamorphoseThese words all mean to change in appearance or character, or to make the appearance or character of sth change. 这些词均表示外观或性质发生改变,或使之改变。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to turn / transform sth / convert / change / translate / evolve / mutate / metamorphose into sthto turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve / mutate / metamorphose from sth into sthto turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve / mutate rapidly (into sth)to turn / transform sth / convert / change / evolve quickly / slowly / gradually (into sth)to turn / transform sth / change suddenly / miraculously / overnight (into sth)to transform / convert / change sth completelyto easily / automatically turn / transform sth / convert / change / translate (into sth) turn [intransitive, transitive] (always used with into or from and to 总是与into、from和to连用) to change into sb/sth different; to make sb/sth change into sth different (使)变成,成为The natural sugars turn into alcohol during brewing.天然糖分在酿造过程中变成酒精。The problem turned into an advantage.那个困难转而成了优势。The leaves gradually turn from green to orange.叶子逐渐从绿变橘黄。There are plans to turn the old station into a hotel.有将旧车站改成旅馆的计划。In fairy stories, a person who is able to do magic might turn sb into sth. 童话故事中,turn sb into sth可指会施魔法的人将某人变成别的东西With a wave of her wand, she turned him into a frog.她魔杖一挥,将他变成了一只青蛙。In everyday English, sb might turn into, or circumstances might turn sb into a criminal, a gambler, a tyrant, a hero or a film star; or people might turn a building into a hotel or a house into a home. You can also use turn into sth or turn sth into sth when you are describing the way a situation changes, or people change a situation. 在日常英语中,可以说sb turn into,也可以说环境turn sb into a criminal/gambler/tyrant/hero/film star,指某人成为或受环境影响而变成罪犯、赌徒、暴君、英雄或影星。还可以说turn a building into a hotel(将建筑变成旅馆)或turn a house into a home(将房子变成家)。也可用turn into sth或turn sth into sth描述情况发生变化或人为改变了情况What began as a minor disagreement has turned into a major crisis.开始的小分歧已经变成大危机。I managed to turn the whole thing into a joke.我尽量做到对整件事一笑置之。 transform [transitive] to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better; to change the form of sth 使(外观或性质)彻底改变(尤指变好);使(形态)转变A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.新的配色将使你的卧室焕然一新。It was an event that would transform my life.那是一件能彻底改变我一生的事。The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.光化反应使光变为电脉冲。In everyday English, transform usually suggests that the change has been particularly dramatic; in scientific contexts transform does not necessarily refer to a dramatic change. 在日常用语中,transform通常意味着发生富有戏剧性的变化;在科学语境中,transform并不一定指发生戏剧性的变化。 transformation ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn; NAmE ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn

noun

[countable, uncountable] (especially written) The country's transformation from dictatorship to democracy has been peaceful.这个国家从独裁向民主的转型是和平进行的。What a transformation! You look great.真是判若两人!你看上去棒极了。
convert kənˈvɜːt; NAmE kənˈvɜːrt [transitive, intransitive] to change or make sth change from one form, purpose or system to another; to be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another (使在形态、用途或系统上)转变,转换,转化;可转变为The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。Hot water is converted to electricity by a turbine.涡轮将热水转变成电能。We've converted from coal to gas central heating.我们已由燃煤改换成燃气集中供暖。We need a sofa that converts into a bed.我们需要一个可改作床用的沙发。 Convert is often used to talk about changing old buildings to make them suitable for people to live in. * convert常指改变旧建筑物,使其适合人居住to convert a church / farm buildings / a barn / a house / stables / a mill (into sth)改建教堂/农场建筑/谷仓/房子/马厩/工厂(成⋯)They live in a converted church / barn / mill.他们住在一个由教堂/谷仓/工厂改建而成的房子里。 Convert is often used without an object to talk about changing from one type of service to another. * convert常不带宾语,指从一种服务类型转向另一种All homes must convert to digital TV by 2012, when the analogue signal will be switched off.到2012年,所有家庭必须转为使用数字电视,届时模拟信号将会关闭。It is also used to talk about changing money from one currency to another, or changing the way money is held. * convert亦可指兑换货币或改变持有金钱的方式to convert securities into shares将证券转换成股票 see also conversion change noun 2 , convertible flexible 1 change [intransitive, transitive] (always used with into or from and to 总是与into、from和to连用) to pass or make sb/sth pass from one state or form into another (使状态或形态)变换,改变,变成Caterpillars change into butterflies.毛虫变成蝴蝶。The lights changed from red to green.交通灯已由红变绿。With a wave of her wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.她魔杖一挥,把青蛙变成了英俊的王子。NOTE 辨析 Turn or change? Change is only used in cases where sth changes naturally, automatically or by magic (although you can also use turn in these cases). Change is not usually used when people use their effort or skill to change one thing or situation into sth different, or when circumstances change a situation. * change仅用于某物自然、自动或被施魔法而变化的情形(尽管在这些情况下也可使用turn)。人们经过努力或用技能达成改变或环境改变某种情况时,通常不用changeThere are plans to change the old station into a hotel. I managed to change the whole thing into a joke. A minor disagreement has changed into a major crisis. translate [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form 使转变;变为It's time to translate words into action.是把言语化为行动的时候了。I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.我希望所有的辛勤劳动都会有回报。Most attempts to translate Shakespeare to the small screen (= television) are not successful.通过电视演绎莎士比亚作品的尝试大多不成功。 Translate is often used when people are talking about wanting to get good results. * translate常用于人们希望改变以取得好结果的情形You need to translate your ideas into practice / your enthusiasm into success.你需要将你的想法付诸实践/将你的热情转化为成功。It is also often used when people are talking about how easy or difficult it is to produce the same thing using a different medium, for example producing a play (which is meant for the theatre) on television, or about adopting a system in a different place. * translate亦常用于人们谈论用不同的方法制作同样东西的难易,例如将一部舞台剧搬上电视荧屏,或将某制度搬到另一地I'm not sure how well the American system would translate to a European context.我不知道美国的制度在欧洲的环境下是否合适。 evolve iˈvɒlv; NAmE iˈvɑːlv [intransitive, transitive] (biology 生物) (of plants or animals) to develop gradually over many generations from a simple form to a more complicated one (动植物)进化,进化形成The three species evolved from a single ancestor.这三个物种是从同一祖先进化而来的。The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw.海豚已经进化形成高度发达的下颌。 see also evolve develop 1 evolution ˌiːvəˈluːʃn, ˌevəˈluːʃn

noun

[uncountable] the evolution of the human species人类的进化
mutate mjuːˈteɪt; NAmE ˈmjuːteɪt [intransitive, transitive] (biology 生物 or written) to develop or make sth develop a new form or structure, because of a genetic change; to change into a new form (因基因变化而)使变异,使突变;转变;转换We are studying the ability of the virus to mutate into new forms.我们正在研究病毒变种的能力。Scientists have been able to replace the mutated gene with a normal one.科学家已经能做到用正常基因替换变异的基因。Rhythm and blues mutated into rock and roll.节奏蓝调演变成了摇滚乐。A genetic change is one that is connected with the units in the cells of a living thing that control its physical characteristics. Mutate is used by writers, either to describe a gradual change into sth unpleasant * genetic change指遗传基因的改变。mutate是书面用语,一是用来描述逐渐朝令人不悦的方向转变to mutate into a monster / a writhing, biting snake / rotting vegetation变成怪物/扭动着咬人的蛇/腐烂的植物or to describe a change that seems to take place gradually by itself, often in a strange or unexplained way. 二是用来描述怪异而无从解释的自身的逐渐改变Memories had mutated into bizarre myths.回忆已经变成离奇的神话。 mutation

noun

[uncountable, countable] These cells have been affected by mutation.这些细胞已经受到突变的影响。The disease is caused by genetic mutations.这种疾病是由基因突变所致。
metamorphose ˌmetəˈmɔːfəʊz; NAmE ˌmetəˈmɔːrfoʊz [intransitive] (formal) to change into sth completely different, especially over a period of time (尤指经过一段时间)发生质变,蜕变The caterpillar will eventually metamorphose into a butterfly.毛虫最终将蜕变成蝴蝶。She had metamorphosed from an awkward schoolgirl into a beautiful woman.她从一个笨拙别扭的女生蜕变成美女。 metamorphosis

noun

[countable, uncountable] (formal) We studied the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.我们研究了从毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变。

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