translate [træns'leɪt] [trænz-] verb intransitive or transitive IMPROVER ■to change words into a different language 译,翻译•We were asked to translate a list of sentences.我们被要求翻译一组句子。 •She works for the EU, translating from English into French.她在欧盟工作,担任英译法翻译。 Compare interpret to change something into a new form, especially to turn a plan into reality 转化(尤指将计划变为现实)•So how does this theory translate into practical policy?那么如何将这个理论应用于制定现实可行的政策呢? •The ways of working that he had learnt at college did not translate well (= were not suitable) to the world of business.他在大学里学到的工作方式并不适合商业世界。 translate sth as sth ■to decide that words, behaviour or actions mean a particular thing 认为…意味着…•He mumbled something which I translated as agreement.他嘴里咕哝了句甚么,我想是表示同意。 |