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  • [trænsˈleɪt][trænzˈleɪt]
  • Conjugation : past  translated ; ing  translating
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

translate [trænz'leɪt]
  1. 1. vt. [+word] [ book etc] 翻译
  2. 2. vt. (convert) 转化
    to translate a book from English into French
    把一本书从英语翻译成法语

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

translate [trænsˈleɪt] [trænzˈleɪt]
  1. 1. verb 翻译
    The speech was translated phrase by phrase into six languages.
    演讲按逐段翻译成六种语言
    I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S..
    奥地利的亲家到访美国时,我必须他们翻译
    He translates for the U.N..
    他为联合国做翻译
  2. 2. vt. 改变变为转化
    The purpose of the organization needs to be translated into management actions.
    需要这个组织宗旨转化具体管理行动
    This promise can be translated into any effective weapon systems.
    可将该项希望转化任何有效的武器系统
    Braque translated collage into oil.
    布拉克拼贴画变成油画
  3. 3. vt. 理解明白,懂
    Today, most of us own machines which translate information from one form to another.
    今天我们中的大多数拥有将一种形式的信息转化为另一种形式的机器
  4. 4. vt. 进入某种精神状态
    The believers were translated into a state of trance.
    信徒们心神荡漾进入梦幻之境。
  5. 5. verb 转换转移调动
  6. 6. vi. 等同于,等效
    The higher pay raise translates into higher taxes.
    工资增长越高,就等于缴税越多。
    The growth in income translates into greater purchasing power.
    收入增长带来更大的购买力
  7. 7. vi. 能被翻译出来,能用某种方式诠释
    Some foreign phrases translate well into English.
    一些非英语短语能被很好地翻译成英语
    Poetry often does not translate.
    诗词常常无法翻译
    Tolstoy's novels translate well into English.
    托尔斯泰的小说非常顺畅地翻译成了英语
  8. 8. vt. [Dynamics] 使平移,使作直线运动
  9. 9. vt. 解释说明
    The specialized manual has to be translated into layman's terms.
    必须要用非专业的语言解释这本专业手册
    Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?
    必要解释这位精神病医生的话吗?
    Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
    你能为外行翻译这份手册使用说明吗?
  10. 10. vt. [Biology] [Genetics] 转录,使(核糖核酸信息)被转译
    The translate will determine the sequence.
    转录决定顺序
  11. 11. vi. 从事翻译工作,当翻译
  12. 12. vi. 重新措辞

Collins English-English Dictionary

translate [træns'leɪt]
  1. 1. vb to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect
    he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans
    his books translate well
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to act as translator
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to express or explain in simple or less technical language
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to transform or convert
    to translate hope into reality
  6. 6. vt. [tr; usually passive] [biochem] to transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic code - See also transcribe
  7. 7. vt. to move or carry from one place or position to another
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another
  9. 9. vt. to transfer (a see) from one place to another
  10. 10. vt. [tr] [RC Church] to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another
  11. 11. vt. [tr] [theol] to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven
  12. 12. vt. [maths] [Physics] to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement
  13. 13. vi. [intr] (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another
  14. 14. vt. [tr] [Archaic] to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy
  15. 15. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Latin translatus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer

Examples

to translate a passage literally
逐字地翻译一段文章
The teacher asked us to translate those sentences till next week.
老师要求我们在下周之前翻译完那些句子。
to translate Chinese into French
把汉语翻译成法语
Context can help you translate a sentence.
上下文对翻译句子有帮助。
Today, most of us own machines which translate information from one form to another.
今天,我们中的大多数都拥有将一种形式的信息转化为另一种形式的机器。

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