convert [kənˈvɜːt , ˈkɒnvɜːt]
v.(使)转变,转换,转化;可转变为;可变换成;(使)改变(宗教或信仰);(使)皈依,归附
n.改变宗教(或信仰、观点)的人;皈依者
主要考点解析:
1.convert (sth) (from sth) (into/to sth) (使)转变,转换,转化
We would like to convert the loft into another bedroom
我们想把阁楼改造成又一间卧室。
All the bank money was converted into cash.
所有的银行票据都兑换成了现金。
The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。
What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros?
如果我把美元兑换成欧元,汇率是多少?
We've converted from oil to gas central heating.
我们已经把中央供热系统由燃油改成了燃气。
The signal will be converted into digital code.
信号会被转变为数字代码。
2. (sb) (from sth) (to sth) 使)改变(宗教或信仰);(使)皈依,归附 ;(使)改变(观点、习惯等)
He converted from Christianity to Islam.
他由基督教改信伊斯兰教。
She, too, was a convert to Roman Catholicism.
她也皈依了天主教。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He converted to Catholicism in 1917.
他于1917年皈依天主教。
She decided to convert from Judaism.
她决定不再信犹太教。
Christians were arrested for trying to convert people, to proselytise them.
基督徒因为试图改变他人信仰而被捕。
He quickly converted me to the joys of cross-country skiing.
他很快就使我迷上了越野滑雪。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I've converted to organic food.
我改吃有机食物了。
Save money by converting your car to unleaded
将车改装一下,使用无铅汽油,这样可以省钱。
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