/trænz'leɪt; trænz`let/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (from sth) (into sth) express (sth spoken or esp written) in another language or in simpler words 翻译（某言语, 尤指文字）; 用简易的语言表达（某事）
*He doesn't understand Greek, so I offered to translate. 他不懂希腊文, 我主动给他翻译.
* translate an article into Dutch 把一篇文章译成荷兰文
* `War and Peace', newly translated from the original Russian 从俄语原文重新翻译的《战争与和平》
* Can someone translate this legal jargon into plain English for me? 谁能把这一法律术语用简单易懂的英语给我说一遍?
2 [I] be capable of being translated in another language 能被翻译
*Most poetry doesn't translate well. 诗歌大多翻译不好.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth into sth express (ideas, feelings, etc) in a different (esp a more concrete) form 把（思想、情感等）用另一种（尤指更具体的）形式表现出来
*It's time to translateour ideas into action. 我们该把思想变为行动了.
4 [Cn.n/a]~ sth as sth judge or guess that sth has the specified meaning or intention; interpret sth as sth 断定或猜想某事物的意义或意图; 解释某事物
*I translated her silence as assent. 我认为她沉默不语就是同意了. Cf 参看 interpret.

v

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1【change languages】
2【happen as result】
3【have same meaning】
4【change forms】
5【use in new situation】

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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of transferre; TRANSFER¹]
【CHANGE LANGUAGES】 [I and T]
to change writing into another language
→interprettranslate sth (from sth) into sth
　Translate the text from Italian into English.
　Poetry doesn't usually translate well.
translate as
　Dagda, an ancient Irish deity, literally translates as 'the good god'.
【HAPPEN AS RESULT】 [I and T]
if one thing translates into another, the second thing happens as a result of the first
translate (sth) into sth
　A small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in property tax.
【HAVE SAME MEANING】 [I and T]
to mean the same as something else
translate into/to sth
　These rates translate into a return of 8.5% for dollar investors.
【CHANGE FORMS】 [I and T]
to change something, or be changed, from one form into another
translate (sth) into sth
　the danger of translating your emotions into actions
　Jokes often don't translate well into print.
【USE IN NEW SITUATION】 [I and T]
to be used in a new situation, or to make something do this
translate sth to sth
　It's amazing how well the play has been translated to film.
>translatableadj