with obj.
1- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of彻底改变, 使发生巨变, 使改观, 使改变性质：
lasers have transformed cardiac surgery
激光使心脏手术大为改观
he wanted to transform himself into a successful businessman.
他想让自己改变成为一个成功的商人。
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- no obj. undergo such a change改变, 发生巨大变化, 改观。
1.2
- change the voltage of (an electric current)变换（电流）的电压。
1.3
- Mathematics change (a mathematical entity) by transformation【数】变换（数学实体）。
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- Mathematics & Linguistics the product of a transformation【数, 语言学】变换式; 转换句。
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- a rule for making a transformation转换规则。
派生词
transformable
adjectivetransformative
adjective词源
Middle English (as a verb)： from Old French transformer or Latin transformare （see TRANS-， FORM）.