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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

convert [kən'vəːt]
  1. 1. vt. [+substance] (transform) 使转化
  2. 2. vt. [+building] 改建
  3. 3. vt. [+vehicle] [ equipment] 改装
  4. 4. vt. [+person] (to belief) 使…改变信仰
  5. 5. vt. (to religion) 使…皈依
  6. 6. vt. [+quantity] [ money] 把…折合
  7. 7. vt. [Rugby] 触地得分后再射中球门获得附加分
  8. 8. vi. [宗] 皈依
  9. 9. noun [c] (to belief) 改变信仰的人
  10. 10. noun (to religion) 皈依者
    to convert sth into sth
    [+substance] 将某物转化成某物
  11. 11. noun [+building] 将某建筑改建成某建筑
    to convert sth to sth
    [+equipment] 将某物改装成某物
    to convert to sth
    [person+] 改为信仰某物
  12. 12. noun (to religion) 皈依某教

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

convert [kənˈvɜːrt] [ˈkɒnvɜːrt]
  1. 1. vt. 转变转换
    In 1933 street lighting was converted from gas to electricity.
    1933年,街灯油灯换成了电灯
    We converted from 220 to 110 volt.
    我们把电压从220V降为110V。
  2. 2. vt. 改造改装
    Large quantities of gases are emitted which are then converted into acids.
    大量气体排放出去然后变成酸性物质
  3. 3. verb 皈依改变信仰
    He travelled to England and converted to Christianity.
    来到英格兰转信基督教
    She converted to buddhism.
    皈依佛教
  4. 4. vt. 改换变换兑换
    Half the sum due should be converted into dollars and placed in the overseas account.
    到期款项一半应被兑换成美元存入一个海外账户
    Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
    可以我的美元兑换成英磅吗?
    Convert centimeters into inches.
    厘米换算英寸
  5. 5. vt. 劝皈,使改信
    Missionaries converted some of us to Christianity.
    传教士我们中的一些转信基督教
    The missionaries converted the Indian population.
    传教士教化了印度人
  6. 6. vi. [Sports] [Rugby] 触地得分后)追射得分
    He then converted his only successful kick of the match.
    然后,他踢出了他这场比赛唯一触地得分后的附加分。
    Smith converted and his team won.
    史密斯触地得分他的队胜了。
  7. 7. vi. [Sports] [Basketball] 罚中,罚球得分
    He converted a long-range penalty to make up for an earlier miss.
    成功完成一次长距离罚球弥补之前一次失误
  8. 8. vi. [Bowling] 二击全倒
    My dad was a pretty decent bowler, usually he converted spares.
    爸爸保龄球玩得相当不错经常二击全倒。
  9. 9. vt. 说服,劝服
    I did not try to convert my students to my political viewpoint.
    不会试着使我的学生转而接受我的政治观点
  10. 10. verb 减刑减轻惩罚
    He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was converted to life imprisonment.
    他被判处死刑但是这个判决后来被改成了终生监禁
  11. 11. verb (使)转化
    The house was recently converted into a small, friendly and smart hotel.
    这栋房子最近变成一个友好漂亮小旅馆了。
    The substance converts to an acid.
    这种物质转化为一种酸。
  12. 12. n.[c] 皈依者,改宗者
    He is a recent convert to Catholicism.
    新近皈依天主教徒

Collins English-English Dictionary

convert
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform
  2. 2. vb to cause (someone) to change in opinion, belief, etc
  3. 3. vb to change (a person or his way of life, etc) for the better
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to admit of being changed (into)
    the table converts into a tray
  5. 5. vi. [also intr] to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state
    to convert water into ice
  6. 6. vi. [law] to assume unlawful proprietary rights over (personal property)
  7. 7. vi. to change (property) from realty into personalty or vice versa
  8. 8. vi. [also intr] [rugby] to make a conversion after (a try)
  9. 9. vi. [logic] to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion
  10. 10. vi. to change (a value or measurement) from one system of units to another
  11. 11. vi. to exchange (a security or bond) for something of equivalent value
  12. 12. n a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc
  13. 13. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from vertere to turn

Examples

to convert sth into sth
[+substance] 将某物转化成某物
to convert to sth
[person+] 改为信仰某物
I did not try to convert my students to my political viewpoint.
我不会试着使我的学生转而接受我的政治观点。
By means of photosynthesis, plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy.
通过光合作用,植物将太阳的辐射能转为化学能。
He became a missionary to China in 1846, where he worked himself literally to death to convert the population to Christianity.
他成为一位传教士,在1846年去了中国,为了使那里人们皈依基督教,他在那里传道,直至生命的尽头。
An optical fibre link needs a photo detector to convert the incoming light pulses into electrical signals.
光导纤维纽带需要图片检测器把输入脉冲转化为电子信号。
Most UK investors will want to invest with a sterling denominated check, rather than convert to dollars beforehand.
大部分英国投资者会以英镑支票投资,而不是先转换成美元。

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