tran·si·tion
noun OPAL W
/trænˈzɪʃn/
/trænˈzɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
过渡；转变；变革；变迁 - transition from something to something the transition from school to full-time work
从学校到全职工作的过渡阶段 - transition to something He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
在向民主政体过渡时期，他仍将是国家首脑。 - transition from something Only after he stepped down could a genuine transition from dictatorship begin.
只有在他下台后，真正的独裁过渡才能开始。 - a three-year transition period
三年过渡期 - He has not met with the transition team members.
他尚未与过渡团队成员会面。 - The company was slow to make the transition from paper to computer.
这家公司从纸本到电脑的转变缓慢。 - transition between A and B We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one.
我们需要确保新旧制度的平稳过渡。 - in transition This course is useful for students who are in transition from one training programme to another.
对转换培训项目的学生来说，这一课程很有用。
Extra Examples- Her transition from child star to movie mogul was complete.
她从童星到电影大亨的转变已经完成。 - The country is in transition from an agricultural to an industrial society.
这个国家正从农业社会转变为工业社会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abrupt
- rapid
- sudden
- …
- bring about
- complete
- make
- …
- occur
- take place
- be complete
- …
- period
- process
- phase
- …
- during (the) transition
- in transition
- transition between
- …
- a period of transition
- a time of transition
- a process of transition
- …
- transition from something to something the transition from school to full-time work
- the process of starting to live your life as a person of a different sex, to match your gender identity
开始以异性身份生活以匹配您的性别认同的过程 - She wrote to co-workers announcing her transition and asking them to refer to her with female pronouns.
她写信给同事宣布她的转变，并要求他们用女性代词来称呼她。
- She wrote to co-workers announcing her transition and asking them to refer to her with female pronouns.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across’.