transform

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Pronunciation

/trænsˈfɔːm/(trans-FORM)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

彻底改变；转变（使某人或某物在形态、外貌或性质上发生根本性的变化）

Definition

To make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of something.

Word family

  • transformation/ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən/(n)转变
  • transformative/trænsˈfɔːmətɪv/(adj)变革性的

Collocations

  • transform the economy
  • digital transformation
  • transform lives
  • transformative change
  • personal transformation

Examples

  1. 1.The investment transformed the former industrial wasteland into a thriving cultural district. (physical change)
  2. 2.A year abroad can transform a person's perspective in ways no classroom can replicate. (personal)

Synonyms

  • overhaul/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/— thorough repair or change of a system
  • reshape/riːˈʃeɪp/— change the form or character of
  • revolutionise/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənaɪz/— change completely and fundamentally

Etymology

from Latin "transformare" = to change in shape, from "trans-" (across) + "forma" (form)