convert

英 [kən'vɜːt] 美[kən'vɝt]

vt. 使转变；转换…；使…改变信仰
vi. 转变，变换；皈依；改变信仰
n. 皈依者；改变宗教信仰者
n. (Convert)人名；(法)孔韦尔

近义词 transform

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英英释义

1. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

同义词辨析

change, alter, vary, convert, modify, transform, turn

这些动词均含有"变化，改变"之意。

change：指任何变化，完全改变，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。

alter：常指轻微的改变，强调基本上保持原物、原状的情况下所进行的部分改变。

vary：暗示不规则或断断续续地变。

convert：指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时，强调较激烈、大的改变。

modify：强调起限定作用的变化或变更。指细小的变化，常含"缓和、降调"的意味。

transform：指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化，失去原状成为全新的东西。

turn：指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面的变化，比change更通俗。

词组搭配

convert something to one's own use

■(Law)wrongfully make use of another's property

考试真题

This requires open investments to help doctors convert.

The stimulus package provided money to convert the inefficient, paper-driven medical system to electronic records that can be easily viewed and transmitted.

rain forests should not be converted into pastures or farms

Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that converts coal into synthetic natural gas.

They fail to convert knowledge into money.

Another grass-fed booster spurring farmers to convert is EpiC, which makes meat-based protein bars.

If the farm is well managed and has enough land, and the desire to convert is sincere, a relationship can begin.

Joseph has learned that a farmer has to have a certain mindset to successfully convert.

since 2010, the couple has helped 125 small dairy farms convert to grass-fed, with more than 80% of those farms coming on board during the last two years.

A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on that question.

The product they're selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to data for the benefit of the digital giants.

实用场景例句

a convert to the cause: 一位转而支持这项事业的人

a convert to Islam: 改信伊斯兰教的人

converts from other faiths: 来自其他宗教信仰的皈依者

I didn't use to like opera but my husband has converted me.: 我过去不喜欢歌剧，但我丈夫改变了我。

I've converted to organic food.: 我改吃有机食物了。

She was soon converted to the socialist cause.: 她不久便转而献身于社会主义事业了。

He converted from Christianity to Islam.: 他由基督教改信伊斯兰教。

We've converted from oil to gas central heating.: 我们已经把中央供热系统由燃油改成了燃气。

a sofa that converts into a bed: 可改作床用的沙发

The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.: 那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。

What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros?: 如果我把美元兑换成欧元，汇率是多少？

Converting metric measurements to U.S. equivalents is easy.: 将公制计量换算成美制计量非常简单。

If you try to convert him, you could find he just walks away...: 如果你试图改变他的信仰，他就会走开。

He was a major influence in converting Godwin to political radicalism...: 戈德温变成政治激进主义者主要是受他的影响。

She, too, was a convert to Roman Catholicism.: 她也皈依了天主教。

...a Muslim convert now known as Yusuf Islam.: 现以优素福·伊斯兰这个名字为大家熟知的伊斯兰教皈依者

He quickly converted me to the joys of cross-country skiing.: 他很快就使我迷上了越野滑雪。

...recent converts to vegetarianism.: 最近开始热衷于素食主义的人

The programme to convert every gas burner in Britain took 10 years.: 完成对英国所有煤气灶的改造花了10年时间。

Save money by converting your car to unleaded...: 将车改装一下，使用无铅汽油，这样可以省钱。

...the entrepreneur who wants to convert County Hall into an hotel...: 想把市政厅改建成旅馆的企业家

The signal will be converted into digital code.: 信号会被转变为数字代码。

...naturally occurring substances which the body can convert into vitamins.: 自然产生的能被身体转化成维生素的物质

By converting the loft, they were able to have two extra bedrooms.: 把阁楼改造一下，他们就可以多出两间卧室。

The female images convert from traditionally looking upwards males to looking flatly, overlooking and overstepping males.: 女性形象则由传统的仰视男性向平视、俯瞰、超越男性的转变.

These pressures lead producers to convert their resources to alternative uses.: 这些压力会使制造商把资源改用于其他方面.

Microphones convert sound waves into electrical voltages are eventually converted back into sound waves thru speakers.: 麦克风声波转换成电的电压是最终转换成声波通过扬声器.

As many regions the world convert from analog to digital broadcasts, these tuners are gaining popularity.: 由于世界许多地区,从模拟信号转换成数字广播, 这些调谐器的日益普及.

How much do you want to convert?: 您想要换多少 ?

That suggests it would be a good idea to convert existing government stock into pure equity.: 这意味着将政府现持有的优先股转化为纯资产会是个很好的注意.

中文词源

convert 转化，皈依

con-, 强调。-vert, 转，词源同versus, invert. 该词主要用于宗教用语，意为皈依。

助记提示

1、con- "together" + vert-.
2、含义：turn around, transform.
3、con-: together, 表示整个、完全、一起的转变。
4. 共同的转过去.

双语例句

1. We would like to convert the loft into another bedroom.: 我们想把阁楼改造成又一间卧室。

2. He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.: 他最近才皈依天主教，是一名狂热的信徒。

3. Christians were arrested for trying to convert people, to proselytise them.: 基督徒因为试图改变他人信仰而被捕。

4. Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert.: 学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。

5. The programme to convert every gas burner in Britain took 10 years.: 完成对英国所有煤气灶的改造花了10年时间。

英文词源

convert (v.): c. 1300, from Old French convertir, from Vulgar Latin *convertire, from Latin convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" (see com-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted; converting.
convert (n.): 1560s, from convert (v.). Earlier was convers (early 14c.).

词态变化

复数: converts;第三人称单数: converts;过去式: converted;过去分词: converted;现在分词: converting;