mu·tateBrE/mjuːˈteɪt/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymutateBrE/mjuːˈteɪt/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪt/present simple - he / she / itmutatesBrE/mjuːˈteɪts/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪts/past simplemutatedBrE/mjuːˈteɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪtɪd/past participlemutatedBrE/mjuːˈteɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪtɪd/ -ing formmutatingBrE/mjuːˈteɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈmjuːteɪtɪŋ/[I, T](biology生物) todevelopormakesthdevelopanewformorstructure, becauseofageneticchange(使)变异,突变◆~ (intosth)theabilityofthevirustomutateintonewforms该病毒突变成新毒株的能力◆~sthmutatedgenes发生变异的基因[I]~ (intosth)tochangeintoanewform转变;转换◆Rhythmandbluesmutatedintorockandroll. 节奏布鲁斯演变成为摇滚乐。➡ see alsomutation