convert
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If one thing is converted or converts into another, it is changed into a different form. 转变
The signal will be converted into digital code. 信号将被转变成数字编码。
...naturally occurring substances which the body can convert into vitamins. …可以在身体内转化成维生素的天然物质。
2. V-T If someone converts a room or building, they alter it in order to use it for a different purpose. 改建
By converting the attic, they were able to have two extra bedrooms. 通过改建阁楼,他们又多出了两间卧室。
...the entrepreneur who wants to convert County Hall into a hotel. …想把县政大厅改建成旅馆的企业家。
3. V-T If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel. 改装
Save money by converting your car to run on used vegetable oil. 通过改装你的汽车使其燃烧用过的植物油来省钱。
4. V-T If you convert a quantity from one system of measurement to another, you calculate what the quantity is in the second system. 换算
Converting metric measurements to U.S. equivalents is easy. 把公制度量衡换算成美制度量衡很容易。
5. V-T/V-I If someone converts you, they persuade you to change your religious or political beliefs. You can also say that someone converts to a different religion. 改变信仰
If you try to convert him, you could find he just walks away. 如果你想让他改变信仰,他会扭头就走。
He was a major influence in converting Godwin to political radicalism. 戈德温主要在他的影响下信仰了政治激进主义。
6. N-COUNT A convert is someone who has changed their religious or political beliefs. 改变信仰的人[oft N 'to' n]
She, too, was a convert to Roman Catholicism. 她也改信罗马天主教了。
7. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a convert to something, you mean that they have recently become very enthusiastic about it. 热衷…的人[usu N 'to' n]
As recent converts to vegetarianism and animal rights, they now live with a menagerie of stray animals. 作为最近开始热衷素食主义和动物权利保护的人们,他们现在和一群流浪动物生活在一起。
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convert (converting,converted,converts)
动词读作kənˈvɜːt。名词读作ˈkɒnvɜːt。
剑桥词典
- Those who attempted to convert the heathen were put to death .
- The house , a former barn , has been attractively converted.
- They bought a converted mews .
- Nitrogen is converted into nitrates in the soil which plants can then use.
- You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment , because you're preaching to the converted.
convert verb (CHANGE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character
(使)改变,(使)转变;(使)改信;(使)皈依
Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom ? 我们能把这间小卧室改建成第二间浴室吗?
What's the formula for converting pounds into kilograms ? 把磅换算成公斤的公式是什么?
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to change to a new religion , belief , opinion , etc., or to make someone do this
改变信仰(或态度);归附,皈依
He converted to (= started believing in) Catholicism when he got married . 他婚后皈依了天主教。
I used to hate exercise , but my sister has converted me (to it). 我以前不喜欢锻炼,但我姐姐改变了我。
例句
convert verb (SPORTS)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]in sport , to score extra points such as a conversion , free throw , or penalty shot
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