| 单词 | conversion |
| 释义 | conversion (once / 491 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n Something that is transformed from one state or form to another has had a conversion. The twentieth century saw the conversion from outhouses to indoor plumbing. You may oversee the conversion of your attic into an extra bedroom. The noun conversion can be used to describe some very specific transformations. If you exchange euros for dollars, you have made a monetary conversion. If your Canadian friend tells you, "It was warm today! It got up to 28!" and you figure out that 28 degrees in Celsius is the same as 82 degrees in Fahrenheit, then you have made a mathematical conversion. If you change your religion, you've had a religious conversion. WORD FAMILYconversion: conversions+/convert: conversion, converted, converter, convertible, converting, convertor, converts, reconvert/converted: unconverted/converter: converters/convertible: convertibility, convertibles, convertibly, inconvertible, unconvertible/convertor: convertors/inconvertible: inconvertibility/reconvert: reconverted, reconverting, reconverts/unconvertible: unconvertibly USAGE EXAMPLESThe team added to its total in the second half—a touchdown and a two-point conversion. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) At this year’s Republican National Convention, Perkins pushed to include language supporting conversion therapy in the official party platform. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Louisville was 0 for 13 on third-down conversions well into the fourth quarter before converting its first. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another Hypo|Hyper afforestation the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) dressingprocesses in the conversion of rough hides into leather transmutation, transubstantiationan act that changes the form or character or substance of something change the action of changing something 2n a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade" Hypo|Hyper data conversion conversion from one way of encoding data to another way digitisation, digitizationconversion of analog information into digital information calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning problem solving that involves numbers or quantities 3n act of exchanging one type of money or security for another 2Hypo|Hyper unitisation, unitization conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust exchange, interchange reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) 1n an event that results in a transformation Syn|Hypo|Hyper changeover, transition glycogenesis the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand isomerisation, isomerizationthe conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself rectificationthe conversion of alternating current to direct current shift, transformation, transmutation a qualitative change 2n a change of religion his conversion to the Catholic faith Hypo|Hyper Christianisation, Christianization conversion to Christianity alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 3n a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper rebirth, spiritual rebirth proselytism the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel redemption, salvation (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis 4Hyper defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires n a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown 5Hypo|Hyper extra point, point after, point after touchdown in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown score the act of scoring in a game or sport n interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition Hyper rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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