transform
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they transform | |
| he / she / it transforms | |
| past simple transformed | |
| past participle transformed | |
| -ing form transforming |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to change the form of something; to change in form 使改變形態 - transform something/somebody (into something)
The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses. 光化學反應使光變爲電脈沖。 - transform something/somebody from something (into something)
Materials are transformed from their original state into other forms. 材料從原始狀態轉化爲其他形式。 - transform (into something)
I am convinced that the electric power industry is transforming. 我確信電力工業正在發生變革。 - transform from something
The way we work, play and communicate every day has completely transformed from a decade ago. 我們每天工作、玩耍和交流的方式與十年前完全不同。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- fundamentally
- …
- help (to)
- be used to
- from
- into
- the ability to transform somebody/something
- the power to transform somebody/something
- transform something/somebody (into something)
- [transitive, intransitive]
to completely change the appearance or character of something/somebody, especially so that it is better; to completely change in appearance or character 使改變外觀（或性質）；使改觀 - transform something/somebody/yourself
A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom. 新的色彩調配將使你的卧室煥然一新。 It was an event that would transform my life. 那是能夠徹底改變我一生的一件事。 During the performance the artist transforms herself with the aid of make-up and a wig. 在表演過程中，藝術家通過化妝和假發來改變自己。 London's Docklands have been radically transformed over the last 20 years. 在過去的20年裏，倫敦的碼頭區發生了翻天覆地的變化。 - transform something/somebody/yourself into something
He seems to have been miraculously transformed into a first-class player. 他似乎奇迹般地變成了一名一流球員。 - transform something/somebody/yourself from something into something
The place was transformed from a quiet farming village into a busy port. 這個地方由安靜的農村變爲繁忙的港口。 - transform (from something) (into/to something)
The surface of the lake has completely transformed from bright green to blood red. 湖面已經完全從鮮綠色變成了血紅色。
Extra ExamplesThe riots radically transformed the situation. 暴亂徹底轉變了局勢。 Things cannot be transformed overnight. 事情不可能在一夜間改變。 the power of religion to transform our hearts and minds 能夠改變心靈和思想的宗教力量 The company has been transformed from a family business to a multi-million-pound operation. 該公司已經從一個家族企業轉變爲一個價值數百萬英鎊的企業。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- fundamentally
- …
- help (to)
- be used to
- from
- into
- the ability to transform somebody/something
- the power to transform somebody/something
- transform something/somebody/yourself
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French transformer or Latin transformare (see trans-, form).