| 单词 | transform |
| 释义 | transform —transformable, adj. —transformative, adj. v. /trans fawrm"/; n. /trans"fawrm/, v.t. 1. to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose. 2. to change in condition, nature, or character; convert. 3. to change into another substance; transmute. 4. Elect. a. to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer. b. to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer. 5. Math. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value. 6. Physics. to change into another form of energy. v.i. 7. to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed. n. 8. Math. a. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation. b. the transformation itself. 9. the result of a transformation. 10. a transformation. 11. Logic. transformation (def. 5). 12. Ling. a structure derived by a transformation. [1300-50; ME transformen < L transformare to change in shape. See TRANS-, FORM] Syn. 1. transfigure. TRANSFORM, CONVERT mean to change one thing into another. TRANSFORM suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. CONVERT suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house. |
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