transform / trænsˈfɔːm/ CET4 TEM4 ( transforming, transformed, transforms )

• 1. 

  V-T To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. 使改变; 使转换

  例：

  Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.

  你的新陈代谢率就是你身体将食物转换成能量的速度。

• 2. 

  transformation N-VAR 改变; 转换

  例：

  Norah made plans for the transformation of an attic room into a study.

  诺拉制订了将阁楼间改造为书房的几个方案。

• 3. 

  V-T To transform something or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive. 彻底改变 (使更好、更有吸引力)

  例：

  Industrialization transformed the world.

  工业化彻底改变了世界。

• 4. 

  transformation N-VAR 彻底改变

  例：

  In the last five years he's undergone a personal transformation.

  在过去的5年里，他完全变了个人。