及物动词

1. 转换;改变;改造
To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing.

1. change in outward structure or looks

e.g. He transformed into a monster
The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle

Synonym: transmutemetamorphose

2. increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

3. change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

4. convert (one form of energy) to another

e.g. transform energy to light

5. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

e.g. This experience transformed her completely
She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
transubstantiate one element into another

Synonym: transmutetransubstantiate

6. change from one form or medium into another

e.g. Braque translated collage into oil

Synonym: translate

7. subject to a mathematical transformation