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

convertverb

uk/kənˈvɜːt/us/kənˈvɝːt/

convert verb (CHANGE)

B2 [ I or T ] to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character:

Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

What's the formula for converting pounds into kilograms?

C2 [ I or T ] to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this:

He converted to (= started believing in) Catholicism when he got married.

I used to hate exercise, but my sister has converted me (to it).

More examples

Those who attempted to convert the heathen were put to death.
The house, a former barn, has been attractively converted.
They bought a converted mews.
Nitrogen is converted into nitrates in the soil which plants can then use.
You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment, because you're preaching to the converted.

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Changing

a new broom sweeps clean idiom
about-turn
alter
alternate
alternation
bastardize
fluid
move on
move the goalposts idiom
move with the times idiom
new
new broom
onto
reverse
swing
transfigure
transform
transitional
transmogrify
transmute

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convert verb (SPORTS)

[ T ] in sport , to score extra points such as a conversion, free throw, or penalty shot

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Rugby

drop kick
field of play
footy
game ball
hack
heel
match fit
match fitness
post-match
ruck
rugby
rugger
scrum
scrum half
scrummager
shirt pad
squad rotation
test match
throw-in
touchdown

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convertnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈkɒn.vɜːt/us/ˈkɑːn.vɝːt/

someone who changes their beliefs, habits, or way of living:

a Christian/Buddhist convert

a convert to vegetarianism/wholemeal bread

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Religious people: believers & non-believers

agnostic
apophatic
apostasy
apostate
atheist
believer
faithless
freethinker
God-fearing
godless
hard core
heathen
humanism
non-believer
parishioner
revisionism
secularism
skeptic
the laity
theist

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单词	convert
释义	Contents verb (2) convert (CHANGE) convert (SPORTS) noun (1) convert (1) Contents verb (1) convert (1) noun (1) convert (1) more…(1) conversion Contents verb (3) convert (1) convert (2) convert (3) English American Business convertverb uk/kənˈvɜːt/us/kənˈvɝːt/ convert verb (CHANGE) B2 [ I or T ] to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character: Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom? What's the formula for converting pounds into kilograms? C2 [ I or T ] to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this: He converted to (= started believing in) Catholicism when he got married. I used to hate exercise, but my sister has converted me (to it). More examples Those who attempted to convert the heathen were put to death. The house, a former barn, has been attractively converted. They bought a converted mews. Nitrogen is converted into nitrates in the soil which plants can then use. You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment, because you're preaching to the converted. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Changing a new broom sweeps clean idiom about-turn alter alternate alternation bastardize fluid move on move the goalposts idiom move with the times idiom new new broom onto reverse swing transfigure transform transitional transmogrify transmute See more results » convert verb (SPORTS) [ T ] in sport , to score extra points such as a conversion, free throw, or penalty shot Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Rugby drop kick field of play footy game ball hack heel match fit match fitness post-match ruck rugby rugger scrum scrum half scrummager shirt pad squad rotation test match throw-in touchdown See more results » convertnoun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒn.vɜːt/us/ˈkɑːn.vɝːt/ someone who changes their beliefs, habits, or way of living: a Christian/Buddhist convert a convert to vegetarianism/wholemeal bread Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Religious people: believers & non-believers agnostic apophatic apostasy apostate atheist believer faithless freethinker God-fearing godless hard core heathen humanism non-believer parishioner revisionism secularism skeptic the laity theist See more results » convertverb [ I/T ] us/kənˈvɜrt/ to change the character, appearance, or operation of something: [ T ] We converted our oil furnace to gas to save money. Someone who is converted to something is persuaded to accept new preferences or beliefs: [ I ] Most of the families in the community converted recently. [ T ] My kids are trying to convert me to country music. conversion noun [ C/U ] us/kənˈvɜr·ʒən/ [ U ] Conversion to the metric system has been underway in this country for decades. convertnoun [ C ] us/ˈkɑn·vɜrt/ someone who accepts a new religion or belief: The candidate won millions of converts to his tax proposal. Jim called himself a new convert to the Republican Party. convertverb uk/kənˈvɜːt/us [ I or T ] to change from one type of system or organization to another, or to make something do this: convert into/to sth At the end of the 1990s, many building societies converted into banks. convert sth into/to sth A trade regime was introduced requiring countries to convert import quotas to tariffs. [ T ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to exchange one type of currency, share, etc. for another: convert sth (from sth) into/to sth They had converted all their cash from pounds into dollars. Investors have the option of converting bonds into equity convert sth (from sth) into sth They were successfully converted from a traditional retailing outlet into a dot.com operation. [ T ] IT to change computer data so that it can be read by a different software program: Images can be scanned, converted and saved to a specific folder. convert sth (from sth) into sth Most programs will easily convert text from one file format into another.
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convertverb

convert verb (CHANGE)

convert verb (SPORTS)

convertnoun [ C ]

convertverb [ I/T ]

convertnoun [ C ]

convertverb