单词 | transition |
释义 | transition (trænzɪʃən ) Word forms: transitions , transitioning , transitioned 1. variable noun Transition is the process in which something changes from one state to another. The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult. [+ to] ...a period of transition. Synonyms: change, passing, development, shift 2. verb To transition from one state or activity to another means to move gradually from one to the other. The country has begun transitioning from a military dictatorship to a budding democracy. [VERB + from/to] The company transitioned to an intellectual property company. [VERB + to] 3. verb To transition means to start living your life as a person of a different gender. He confirmed in an interview with ABC that he is transitioning to life as a woman. [VERB + to] 4. variable noun Transition is the process of starting to live your life as a person of a different gender. She has made a TV series about her gender transition and how she is adjusting to her new life. He started gender transition treatment last year. Collocations: aid a transition The euro may run in parallel with the drachma for a limited time to aid the transition. The Sun This course will aid the transition of students into the high school by introducing them to resources available within the school and community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To aid the transition, the 1996-97 season would include the two races run in late 1996, and all races run in 1997. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A spokesman said that there would be a smooth transition to a new provider. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Most firms take steps years before a potential departure by a top manager to ensure a smooth transition. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was the difference between a smooth transition to independence and a disastrous one. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The implication was that some sort of re-education facility, a barracks with an electric fence and alsatians was being contemplated to help to speed the transition. Times, Sunday Times Weaning the industry off these subsidies will speed the transition from chemical farming to a greater reliance on biology. Times, Sunday Times Should weak eurozone nations get special help to speed their transition from receding to emerging states? Times, Sunday Times The transition zone occurs at the point where brittle strength equals ductile strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The habitat consists of the savanna forest transition zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result of the park being on a transition zone there are overlaps in mammals, birds and vegetation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The arboretum lies in the transition zone from the submontane to montane zones, its elevation ranging from 305 to 448 metres above sea level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He showed that, at sufficiently low temperatures, liquid helium-3 should undergo a transition to the superfluid state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a statistically sufficient quantity of time, an electron in an excited state will undergo a transition to a lower state via spontaneous emission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All lipids have a characteristic temperature at which they undergo a transition (melt) from the gel to liquid phase. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the 1920s the two meanings of the word metalloid appeared to be undergoing a transition in popularity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, an initially unfolded protein will vibrate for a long time in an open-string configuration before undergoing a transition and fold on itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 转型, 转向逐渐地 Japanese: 移行, 移り変わる |
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