transmute /trænzˈmjuːt/ TEM8 ( transmuting, transmuted, transmutes )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form. 转化; 使···转化 [正式]

  例：

  She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion.

  随着愤慨变为激怒，她停止了思考。

  例：

  Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb.

  科学家们使物质转化为纯能量，爆破了第一枚原子弹。

• 2. 

  transmutation N-VAR

  例：

  ...the transmutation of food into energy.

  ...食物到能量的转化。