- [countable, uncountable]
a complete change in somebody/something (彻底的)变化,改观,转变,改革 The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade. 在过去的十年里,我们的工作方式经历了彻底的变革。 What a transformation! You look great. 真是判若两人!你看上去真神气。 - transformation (from something) (to/into something)
the country’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy 这个国家由独裁到民主的转变
Extra ExamplesGoing to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook. 上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。 He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband. 他正在努力使自己由单身汉转变为有责任心的丈夫。 Japan's transformation into an economic superpower 日本成为超级经济大国的转变 The transformation from disused docks into city-centre cultural venue took three years. 由废弃的船坞变成市中心的文化场所花了3 年的时间。 This decision marked a fundamental transformation in policy. 这一决定标志着政策发生了根本性的转变。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- complete
- dramatic
- …
- series
- go through
- undergo
- make
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- begin
- happen
- occur
- …
- process
- transformation from
- transformation in
- transformation into
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- a/the process of transformation
- [uncountable] (in South Africa)
the process of making institutions and organizations more democratic (用于南非)民主改革 a lack of transformation in the private sector 在私营部门缺乏民主改革
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio(n-), from the verb transformare (see trans-, form).