- [uncountable, countable] conversion (from something) (into/to something)
the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to another 转变；转换；转化 Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes. 他们的主要业务是将农场建筑物改建为家庭住宅。 Conversion to gas central heating will save you a lot of money. 转成燃气中央供暖系统可以省不少钱。 No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed. 没有必要把模拟转换为数字数据。 a metric conversion table (= showing how to change metric amounts into or out of another system) 公制换算表 a firm which specializes in house conversions (= turning large houses into several smaller flats) 专营房屋改建的公司
Extra ExamplesA local building firm will carry out the conversion of the farm buildings into business units. 当地一家建筑公司将把农场建筑改成商业用房。 Cheap solar energy conversion has been the dream of scientists since the 1970s. 自 20 世纪 70 年代以来，科学家一直梦想着进行低成本的太阳能转化。 Consult the conversion table to figure out the weight in kilos. 查查换算表，计算出以千克为单位的重量。 There are no charges for currency conversion. 货币兑换不收费。 a conversion kit that lets your vehicle run on non-polluting fuel 使车辆依靠无污染燃料运行的转换装备 Today, after a careful conversion, it is a very comfortable and elegant country home. 经过精心改建，这幢房子现在成了一个舒适、雅致的乡间住宅。 The firm specializes in house conversions. 这家公司专营房屋改建。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barn
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- [uncountable, countable] conversion (from something) (to something)
the process or experience of changing somebody's or your own religion or beliefs （宗教或信仰的）改变；皈依；归附 the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons by Christian missionaries 基督教传教士使盎格鲁–撒克逊人的信仰改变 his conversion from Judaism to Christianity 他由犹太教改信基督教 Late in life she experienced a religious conversion. 她晚年经历了宗教皈依。 She began by supporting monetarist economics, but later underwent quite a conversion when she saw how it increased unemployment. 她开始支持货币主义经济学，但后来当她看到它如何增加失业时，经历了相当大的转变。
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1her conversion from Buddhism to Christianity 她由佛教到基督教的皈依 the forced conversion of Jews during the Inquisition 宗教法庭对犹太人的强迫皈依 In the 90s he underwent a religious conversion. 20 世纪 90 年代，他经历了宗教信仰的转变。 her overnight conversion to market economics 她突然转到了市场经济学
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(in rugby and American football 橄榄球和美式足球 a way of scoring extra points after scoring a try or a touchdown （持球过对方球门线触地或达阵后的）附加得分 The try came in the third minute and Jon Bland added the conversion. 第三分钟，乔恩・布兰德踢定位球又拿到了附加分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + conversion- kick
- add
- [countable] barn/loft conversion
a building or room that has been changed so that it can be used for a different purpose, especially for living in （尤指为居住而）改建的房屋 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barn
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘turning of sinners to God’): via Old French from Latin conversio(n-), from convers- ‘turned about’, from the verb convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’.