convert
- change the form, character, or function of something；be able to change from one form to another
- a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief
verb: convert, 3rd person present: converts, gerund or present participle: converting, past tense: converted, past participle: converted
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動詞
- 1. change the form, character, or function of something modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one 同義詞
- ▪ be able to change from one form to another the seating converts to a double or two single beds 同義詞
- ▪ change (money, stocks, or units in which a quantity is expressed) into others of a different kind the figures have been converted at $0.545 to the Dutch guilder 同義詞
- ▪ adapt (a building) to make it suitable for a new purpose the company converted a disused cinema to house twelve machinists 同義詞
- ▪ transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) according to certain rules to form a new proposition by inference.
- 2. change one's religious faith or other belief at sixteen he converted to Catholicism
- ▪ persuade (someone) to change their religious faith or other belief he was engaged in converting people to Christianity 同義詞
- 3. score from (a penalty kick, pass, or other opportunity) in a sport or game Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum
- ▪ score extra points after (a try) by a successful kick at goal Stephens converted Proctor's try with a massive kick from the left-hand touchline
- ▪ advance the ball far enough after (a down) to get another try for a first down we didn't convert the third down
- ▪ make an extra score after (a touchdown) by kicking a goal (one point) or running another play into the end zone (two points).
名詞
- 1. a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief he is a recent convert to the Church
- (of a building) having been adapted to be suitable for a new purpose: a converted Victorian property
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- (of a building) having been adapted to be suitable for a new purpose: a converted Victorian property
Oxford American Dictionary
- wrongfully make use of another's property
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- wrongfully make use of another's property
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- white rice prepared from brown rice that has been soaked, steamed under pressure, and then ...
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- white rice prepared from brown rice that has been soaked, steamed under pressure, and then ...
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- advocate something to people who already share one's convictions about its merits or importance
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- advocate something to people who already share one's convictions about its merits or importance
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- 更多解釋
- cause to change in form, character, or function: production processes that converted raw material into useful forms
- a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other beliefs: he is a recent convert to the Church
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