transformation

英 [ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn]

n.  (彻底的)变化，改观，转变，改革; (用于南非)民主改革

复数：transformations　

CET4CET6TOEFLTEM4TEM8BEC化学

BNC.3415 / COCA.3290

牛津词典

noun

• （彻底的）变化，改观，转变，改革
  a complete change in sb/sth
  1. The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade.
     在过去的十年里，我们的工作方式经历了彻底的变革。
  2. the country's transformation from dictatorship to democracy
     这个国家由独裁到民主的转变
  3. What a transformation! You look great.
     真是判若两人！你看上去真神气。
• （用于南非）民主改革
  used in South Africa to describe the process of making institutions and organizations more democratic
  1. a lack of transformation in the private sector
     在私营部门缺乏民主改革

柯林斯词典

• VERB 转换;改变;改造
  Totransformsomethingintosomething else means to change or convert it into that thing.
  1. Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy...
     新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。
  2. Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.
     代表们还讨论了把他们从游击队武装改造为正规军的问题。
• VERB 改善;使改观;使改头换面
  Totransformsomething or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive.
  1. The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area...
     部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。
  2. A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover…
     一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。
  3. He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking womaniser into a devoted husband and father.
     他说她已经把他由一个酗酒玩女人的浪荡子彻底改造成了一位忠诚的丈夫、一位慈爱的父亲。

英英释义

noun

• the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  1. a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
  Synonym:translation
• (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
• a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
• a qualitative change
  Synonym:transmutationshift
• (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

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