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美音:[(noun) ´kɔnvət (verb) kən´və:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.皈依者 vt.使转变,转换...,使...改变信仰

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动词过去式:converted 过去分词:converted 现在分词:converting 第三人称单数:converts

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vrs,vert=to turn(转移;改变;转向)

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convert


/kən'vɜ:t; kən`vɝt/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (from sth) (into/to sth) change (sth) from one form or use to another 改变(某事物)的形式或用途
*Britain converted to a decimal currency system in 1971. 英国于1971年改行十进制货币体系.
* a ferry that was converted to carry troops during the war 战争期间改作运兵船的渡轮
* a converted flat, ie made by dividing up a large house 改建而成的一套房间(将大的房屋分隔而成者)
* convert rags into paper, a house into flats, pounds into francs 用碎布屑造纸、把一所房屋改建成几个单元、把英镑兑换成法郎
* The room was converted from a kitchen to a lavatory. 这房间由厨房改成了厕所.
(b) [Ipr] ~ into/to sth be able to be changed from one form or use to another 可改变形式或用途
*a sofa that converts (in) to a bed 可改为床铺的沙发.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sb) (from sth) (to sth) change one's beliefs, esp one's religion; persuade sb to change his beliefs (使)改变信仰(尤指宗教信仰)
*He's converted to Catholicism. 他已皈依天主教.
* convert sb from atheism to Christianity 使某人放弃无神论, 改信基督教.
3 [Tn] (in Rugby football) gain extra points after scoring (a try) by kicking a goal (在橄榄球赛中)(触地得分後再射)踢中球门获得附加分.
4 (idm 习语) preach to the converted => preach.

/'kɒnvɜ:t; `kɑnvɝt/
n ~ (to sth) person converted to a different belief, esp a different religion 改变信仰(尤指宗教信仰)的人; 皈依者
*a convert to socialism 改而信奉社会主义的人
* Already the new newspaper is winning/gaining converts, ie people who used to read other newspapers. 这家新报纸已经逐渐把其他报纸的读者争取过来.
1. But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.
    但是因为该国的人口基数十分大,要想达到政府的人口目标,印尼还必须再转变几百万人的思想,让他们接受节制生育的观念。

2. My enthusiasm for arranged marriages is that of a recent convert.
    我对包办婚姻的热忱是最近才发生的转变。

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