transform
英 [trænsˈfɔːm]
美 [trænsˈfɔːrm]
v. 使改变形态; 使改变外观(或性质); 使改观
过去分词：transformed 现在分词：transforming 过去式：transformed 第三人称单数：transforms
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2693 / COCA.2185
同义词辨析
changealterconvertmodifytransformturnvary【导航词义：改变，变化】
changev. 改变，变更
〔辨析〕
普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
〔例证〕
A witch changed the boy into a mouse.
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
alterv. 改变
〔辨析〕
常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。
〔例证〕
Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
convertv. 转变，转化
〔辨析〕
指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。
〔例证〕
Please convert this money into RMB.
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
modifyv. 修改，改进
〔辨析〕
指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。
〔例证〕
The plan must be modified if it is to be used.
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
transformv. 改变
〔辨析〕
指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。
〔例证〕
The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
turnv. 改变，转变
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。
〔例证〕
Coal can be turned into heat.
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
varyv. 变化
〔辨析〕
指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。
〔例证〕
The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。
牛津词典
verb
- 使改变形态
to change the form of sth- The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。
- The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
- 使改变外观（或性质）；使改观
to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better- A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.
新的色彩调配将使你的卧室焕然一新。 - It was an event that would transform my life.
那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。
- A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 转换;改变;改造
Totransformsomethingintosomething else means to change or convert it into that thing.- 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。 - 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。
- Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy...
- 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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area...
英英释义
verb
- change in outward structure or looks
- He transformed into a monster
- The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
- increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
- change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- convert (one form of energy) to another
- transform energy to light
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- This experience transformed her completely
- She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
- transubstantiate one element into another
- change from one form or medium into another
- Braque translated collage into oil
- subject to a mathematical transformation
双语例句
- First, you do the map to transform between binary and XML.
首先，实现在二进制和XML之间转换的映射。 - 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。 - She actually wanted to reconstruct the state and transform society
她实际上想要重建国家，改造社会。 - He has helped to transform the party from a disorganised, demoralised rabble into a force which must again be taken seriously.
他帮助把该政党从一群组织涣散、意志消沉的乌合之众打造成了一只不容小觑的力量。 - BI is the collection of the processes and technologies which transform data into information.
BI是用于将数据转换成信息的过程和技术的集合。 - A detection method for video shot transitions based on wavelet transform and wavelet entropy was presented.
提出了基于小波变换及熵的视频镜头分割检测方法。 - 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。 - IIR filter, designed by double linear transform, can be used in the field of image processing.
双线性变换法设计IIR滤波器可应用于图像处理等方面。 - In order to transform their environment, he drew up the project with painstaking accuracy.
为了改造环境，他苦心孤诣地制订了这个计划。 - A paint finish can transform something everyday and mundane into something more elaborate.
油漆罩面能够使普通而平凡的东西看上去更加精致。