| 单词 | transition |
| 释义 | transition (once / 472 pages) nv A transition is a change from one thing to the next, either in action or state of being—as in a job transition or as in the much more dramatic example of a caterpillar making a transition into a butterfly. Transition is awfully reassuring in its tidy reliance on regular forms. Trans means "cross," so when you hear it at the beginning of a word you know that it indicates crossing, as in transatlantic or translate. An odd thing happening with transition lately is that it is transitioning from its familiar form as a noun to a newer life as a verb, as in “We’re going to transition Gloria to that new job.” WORD FAMILYtransition: transitional, transitioned, transitioning, transitions+/transit: transited, transiting, transition, transits/transitional: transitionally USAGE EXAMPLESTrade Representative, a transition official says, filling in one of the final pieces in the new administration’s senior team. Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) The Trump Organization and his transition team did not respond to AP requests for comment. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Trade Representative, a transition official said Monday night, filling in one of the final pieces in the new administration’s senior team. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the act of passing from one state or place to the next Syn|Hypo|Hyper passage fossilisation, fossilization becoming inflexible or out of date seguethe act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n an event that results in a transformation Syn|Hypo|Hyper changeover, conversion 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 3n a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another Hypo|Hyper ground swell an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression jump, leap, saltationan abrupt transition quantum jump(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 4n a passage that connects a topic to one that follows Hypo|Hyper flashback a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story flash-forwarda transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story dissolve(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out cut(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next jump(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another jump cutan immediate transition from one scene to another passage a section of text; particularly a section of medium length 5n a musical passage moving from one key to another Syn|Hyper modulation musical passage, passage a short section of a musical composition 6v cause to convert or undergo a transition the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology Hyper convert change the nature, purpose, or function of something 7v make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets The adagio transitioned into an allegro Hyper change, shift, switch lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
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