新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

convert

英  [kənˈvɜːt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • converts

    1[C 可数名词] 改变信仰的人

    A convert is someone who has changed their religious or political beliefs.

    双语例句

    例:

    She, too, was a convert to Roman Catholicism.

    她也改信罗马天主教了。

    2[C 可数名词] 刚开始热衷…的人

    If you describe someone as a convert to something, you mean that they have recently become very enthusiastic about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    VERB. 动词
  • converts , converting , converted

    1[I 不及物动词] 转变

    If one thing is converted or converts into another, it is changed into a different form.

    近义词

    change , transform , alter

    双语例句

    例:

    The signal will be converted into digital code.

    信号将被转变成数字编码。

    例:

    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。

    例:

    Spreadsheet data is automatically converted to a table.

    电子表格中的数据被自动转换成一张图表。

    2[T 及物动词] 改建

    If someone converts a room or building, they alter it in order to use it for a different purpose.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    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[T 及物动词] 改装

    If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[T 及物动词] 换算

    If you convert a quantity from one system of measurement to another, you calculate what the quantity is in the second system.

    双语例句

    例:

    Converting metric measurements to US equivalents is easy.

    把公制度量衡换算成美制度量衡很容易。

    5[I 不及物动词] 改变信仰

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    He was a major influence in converting Godwin to political radicalism.

    戈德温转而信仰政治激进主义主要是受他影响。