convert
verb
noun
kənˈvɜːt verb
1 a. to change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way b. to change into a different form of thing, or change into something that can be used for a different purpose or in a different way 改建; 改装; 转换 T I
convert sth to/into sth
They converted the spare bedroom into an office.
他们把备用卧室改成了办公室。
The stocks can be easily converted to cash.
这些股票变现很方便。
a 19th century converted barn (=barn changed into a house)
由 19 世纪的谷仓改建的房子
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a sofa that converts into a bed
可改作床用的沙发
In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy.
在此过程中，光能转换为热能。
2 a. to persuade someone to change to a different religion b. to change to a different religion 皈依，改信〔另一宗教〕 T I
convert sb to sth
European missionaries converted thousands to Christianity.
欧洲的传教士使成千上万的人皈依了基督教。
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She converted to Catholicism.
她改信了天主教。
3 a. to change to a different set of ideas, principles, or ways of doing something b. to persuade someone to change to a different set of ideas, principles, or ways of doing something 使改变〔观点、原则或做事方式〕 I T
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people who have recently converted to vegetarianism
新近才改吃素食的人
convert sb to sth
She succeeded in converting me to her point of view.
她说服我转而赞同她的观点。
newly/freshly converted
newly converted feminists
新近改变过来的女权主义者
4 to make a conversion in RUGBY or AMERICAN FOOTBALL 〔橄榄球或美式足球中〕（使）获得附加分 I,T
ˈkɒnvɜːt noun
5 someone who has been persuaded to change their beliefs and accept a particular religion or opinion 皈依宗教者; 改变信仰者
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a convert to Christianity
改信基督教的人
recent converts to the cause
投身这一事业的新人