单词 | translate |
释义 | translate (trænzleɪt ) Word forms: translates , translating , translated 1. verb B1+ If something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language. Only a small number of her books have been translated into English. [be V-ed + into/from] Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. [V n + into/from] The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'. [be VERB-ed + as] The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate. [VERB] ...Mr Mani by Yehoshua, translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: render, put, change, convert translation uncountable noun B1+ The papers have been sent to Saudi Arabia for translation. Synonyms: transference, move, removal, conveyance Synonyms: rephrasing, explanation, paraphrase, simplification Synonyms: conversion, change, rendering, transformation 2. verb B2 If a name, a word, or an expression translates as something in a different language, that is what it means in that language. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still. [VERB + as] 3. verb If one thing translates or is translated into another, the second happens or is done as a result of the first. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses. [VERB + into] Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions. [be VERB-ed + into] Synonyms: convert, change, turn, transform 4. verb B2 If you say that a remark, a gesture, or an action translates as something, or that you translate it as something, you decide that this is what its significance is. 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'. [VERB + as] Your body translates this physical sensation as the onset of panic. [VERB noun + as] 5. See also translation Collocations: translate a word Only social workers may translate their words and determine where their 'interests' lie. Times, Sunday Times It then translates the words and stores them, allowing a searchable database to be built up. Times, Sunday Times It's a non-word, but if you use phonology more than visual factors, you can spell it by translating the word into sounds. Times, Sunday Times If necessary, the teacher can help them translate any words they don't know. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 翻译 Japanese: 訳す |
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