英语词汇“translate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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WORD ORIGINtranslate

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin past participle of transferre; ➔ TRANSFER1

VERB TABLE

translate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	translate
	he, she, it	translates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	translated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have translated
	he, she, it	has translated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had translated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will translate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have translated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am translating
	he, she, it	is translating
	you, we, they	are translating
Past	I, he, she, it	was translating
	you, we, they	were translating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been translating
	he, she, it	has been translating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been translating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be translating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been translating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Can you translate this into French?
Hollywood has to produce movies that translate easily into any language.
Michael Meyer translated the play from the original Norwegian.
No one else spoke French, so I had to translate.
She has translated a number of his books.
The best translators usually translate from a foreign language into their native language.
The book has been translated into 27 languages.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Already, we have technology that can take text and translate it into a computerized speaking voice.
But its unremitting intensity and massive repetition do not translate easily.
Here people accept the importance of regular exercise but it is not clear if they are translating the message into action.
His research material is based on ancient and Sumerian texts, which he translates himself.
Professor Ito translates for the others.
That disgust is translated into violent purging by vomiting or laxatives.
That would translate to £10,750 for a 13-week term.

THESAURUS► translate

verb [intransitive, transitive] to change written or spoken words into another language: · She has translated a number of his books.· Michael Meyer translated the play from the original Norwegian.· Can you translate this into French?

► interpret

verb [intransitive, transitive] to change what someone is saying into another language, as they are speaking: · No one in our tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.· We'll have to find someone who speaks Chinese to interpret the questions and answers for our guests.· I had to interpret for my boss on the last trip to Japan.

► put something into English/French/Japanese etc

British English to translate something into another language, especially a few words or a short piece of writing: · I've written a message for Fabio. Could you put it into Italian for me?· I had to put a list of Japanese words into English.

Longman Language Activatorto translate something► translate

to change one language, especially in a piece of writing, into another: · She has translated a number of his books.translate something from something: · Michael Meyer translated the play from the original Norwegian.translate something into something: · Can you translate this into French?· The book has been translated into 27 languages.translate from something into something: · The best translators usually translate from a foreign language into their native language.

► interpret

to immediately translate what is being said to someone in a foreign language, so that it can be understood or replied to: · No one in our tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.· We'll have to find someone who speaks Chinese to interpret the questions and answers for our guests.interpret for: · I had to interpret for my boss on the last trip to Japan.· During lunch, Ben interpreted for Sasha, who didn't speak a word of English.

► put something into English/French/Japanese etc

British to translate a short piece of writing into a foreign language: · I've written a birthday message for Fabio. Could you put it into Italian for me?· You lived in Berlin - help me put this into German.

something which has been translated► translation

a piece of language, especially a piece of writing, that has been changed from one language into another: · Many of the poems are translations, but the sounds and rhythms are similar to the original language.Spanish/English/Latin etc translation: · It is a Latin translation of a Greek manuscript.translation of: · I've only read the English translation of the book, not the Japanese original.direct translation: · "It goes without saying" is a direct translation of a French phrase.be lost in (the) translation (=when the real meaning of something cannot be translated in a completely satisfactory way): · Much of the humour of the book was unfortunately lost in translation.lose something in (the) translation: · His arguments are still powerful, but I think they lose some impact in translation.

► version

: English/Japanese/French etc version (=a translation of a book, poem etc in that language) · Most people would agree that the Italian version sounds better.version of · I had trouble understanding the French, so I got the English version of the book from the library and read it.

► in translation

if you read something in translation , you read it after it has been translated from another language: · I don't really like reading poetry in translation.· All of Brecht's plays are available in translation.

someone who translates► translator

someone who translates from one language to another: · She worked in Geneva as a translator.· The publishers are looking for an American translator for his novels.through a translator (=using a translator): · Speaking through a translator, Li told of his early life.

► interpreter

someone who immediately translates spoken language, for example when politicians from different countries are speaking to each other: · If I'm going to make the speech, I'll need an interpreter.· Both Presidents were accompanied by their interpreters.through an interpreter (=using an interpreter): · The only way we could figure out what they were saying was through an interpreter.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► roughly

· To the uninitiated that roughly translates as a drinking establishment with thumping rock music and brash videos crammed with hordes of fun-seekers.· It means, I think, roughly translated: Mountaineers always have guns.

► usually

· The Logos is usually translated as the Word, but it has a stronger meaning.· In the case of exchanges it usually translates into a general contractual duty to act fairly.· Another early concept was that of the Ba, which is usually translated as meaning the soul.

NOUN► action

· It will consider how the people's will is translated into political action.· Keep that in mind because without it all the fine planning in the world will never be translated into action.· The third functional activity is that of spending when decisions are translated into action where, for example, goods are actually purchased.· Once you have made this list, translate these negative actions into positive ones.· The important thing about the Bible is that its words be translated into actions.· Here people accept the importance of regular exercise but it is not clear if they are translating the message into action.· Cast ells was particularly weak on the question of how such contradictions were translated into social action.· The purpose of the organisation needs to be translated into management actions.

► book

· He now lives in London with Flora Drew, who has expertly translated his book.· He was later to become owner of a Beirut company that dubbed educational films and translated technical books into Arabic.

► form

· All have been translated into successful choreographic form.· Once she translated words into picture form, she also found that her comprehension improved as well.· Once the Conservatives came to power in 1979 the unrest began to be translated into policy form.· He has their virtues translated into masculine form.

► idea

· Once I got home I translated the idea into a pressed flower design.· From then onwards I have liked drawing the ideas that come to me, and translating every idea into an image.· There are, however, some anthropologists who have tried to translate Dollard's ideas into social terms.

► information

· The first drugs attacked the copying enzyme in the hope that if the virus could not translate its information it would fail.· If we translate analogue information into a digital form, we can suddenly manipulate it freely in almost any way we wish.

► language

· If the need arises, the Profile will be translated into other languages.· The novel became an international best-seller and was translated into 19 languages.· His work has been translated into several languages and has received widespread international acclaim.· With an expanding share of business overseas, Hollywood has to produce movies that translate easily into any language.· Can topics be translated into languages which are not topic-prominent?· In that office he translated the old church language about a sense of mission, redirecting it to the nation.· Well, it has been translated into 18 languages.· It sold more than 1 million copies and was translated into four other languages.

► policy

· Once the Conservatives came to power in 1979 the unrest began to be translated into policy form.· Constructive ideals of training and rehabilitation were translated into penal policies that appeared to be meeting their objectives.· Alienism obstructs the progress of deaf people aiming to become professionals in education, because it is subsequently translated into policy.

► practice

· Corporately teachers can plan and develop strategies, translate them into practice and monitor and evaluate their effect.· What they write can also make a difference to the way the legal plans for the curriculum are translated into classroom practice.· However, the theory of unalloyed benefit to plants does not translate into practice.· Even so their contribution to the mechanisms whereby the new images were translated from theory to practice needs to be recognized.· Whether it translates into practice depends on a number of imponderables.· The Government have capitulated on principle, but they have made a terrible mess of translating the principle into practice.· The ideology of equality, even when translated into good institutional practice, may result only in impersonality.

► reality

· Just as Sylvia had eventually to translate her visualization into reality, so too did Clive.

► word

· The important thing about the Bible is that its words be translated into actions.· But if Government words translate into action, they hope their suffering will not be shared by others.· This process will inevitably continue down the system to the point where the words are actually translated into teaching acts.· These are the formal rules by which the graphemes which form words are translated into the code used for pronunciation.

VERB► need

· By the way, you never tell me why you needed the strange paragraph translated.· And then he pointed out that he would need me to translate for him with students and the authorities.· The purpose of the organisation needs to be translated into management actions.· He spoke Arabic now without strain and from the inside, not needing to translate, thinking in the Arabic mode.

► try

· I have tried to translate them for you.· Raju had been valiantly trying to translate what was said with limited success.· Unfortunately, there is no word for hinge in Sesotho and Father George had a tough time trying to translate.· I try to translate the movement in that.· It would be premature - and misleading - to try to translate these slowly shifting attitudes into a readiness for dramatic change.· There are, however, some anthropologists who have tried to translate Dollard's ideas into social terms.