transmute

英 [trænzˈmjuːt]

美 [trænzˈmjuːt]

v.  (使)变化，变质，变形

过去分词：transmuted　过去式：transmuted　第三人称单数：transmutes　现在分词：transmuting　复数：transmutes　

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BNC.20909 / COCA.22104

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变化，变质，变形
  to change, or make sth change, into sth different
  1. It was once thought that lead could be transmuted into gold.
     有人曾经认为铅可以变成黄金。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)变形;(使)变化
  If somethingtransmutesoris transmuted intoa different form, it is changed into that form.
  1. She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion...
     当怒火转化为激情，她停止了思考。
  2. Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb.
     科学家将物质转化为纯粹的能量，引爆了第一颗原子弹。

英英释义

verb

• change in outward structure or looks
  1. He transformed into a monster
  2. The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
  Synonym:transformmetamorphose
• alter the nature of (elements)
• change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  1. This experience transformed her completely
  2. She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
  3. transubstantiate one element into another
  Synonym:transformtransubstantiate

双语例句

• Medieval alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold.
  中世纪的炼丹术士企图把贱金属炼成金。
• I choose to evolve beyond this and transmute the thought-form at cause;
  我选择去进化超越它并转变思想形态的致因；
• In autumn, some of the pine trees turn amber yellow, while the deciduous trees transmute their green leaves into patches of bright yellow, orange, and scarlet.
  在秋天，一些松树的叶子变成琥珀黄色，脱落的树叶由绿色变成明黄、子，和猩红色。
• The sixth shall throw down the walls of Ireland and transmute its forests into a level plain.
  第六位会把爱尔兰的城墙推倒，把森林变成平原。
• A radioactive atom could transmute itself into an entirely different kind of atom.
  放射性原子本身能嬗变为性质完全不同的另一种原子。
• She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion
  当怒火转化为激情，她停止了思考。
• The old alchemists sought the philosopher's stone which was to transmute base metals to gold, and an elixir of immortality;
  过去的炼金术士试图寻求能把贱金属变为黄金的哲人之石，另外还有长生不老药；
• It will in time transmute or disintegrate, as a point will be reached when it cannot remain any longer.
  它将适时转化或者瓦解，随着它无法再保持下去的时候，将达到一个临界点。
• A German alchemist tried to transmute silver into gold.
  一位德国的炼金术士试图将白银炼成黄金。
• Those creations with too much darkness had not enough light to transmute the dark, and fell and fell in frequency.
  那些有着太多黑暗的造物们没有足够的光明去转化黑暗，而在频率上跌落了再跌落。