translate
verb[IorT]
uk/trænzˈleɪt//trænsˈleɪt/us/trænsˈleɪt//trænzˈleɪt/B1
tochangewords into a differentlanguage:
译,翻译We wereaskedto translate alistofsentences.我们被要求翻译一组句子。
Sheworksfor the UN, translatingfromEnglishintoFrench.她在联合国工作,担任英译法翻译。
Compare
interpret(BETWEEN LANGUAGES)
C2
tochangesomething into a newform,especiallytoturnaplaninto somethingreal:
转化(尤指将计划变为现实)So how does thistheorytranslateintopracticalpolicy?那么如何将这个理论应用于制定现实可行的政策呢?
Thewaysofworkingthat he hadlearnedatcollegedid not translatewell(= were notsuitable)totheworldofbusiness.他在大学里学到的工作方式并不适合生意场。
translatesomethingassomething
todecidethat words,behaviour, oractionsmeanaparticularthing:
认为…意味着…Hemumbledsomething which I translated asagreement.他嘴里咕哝了句什么,我想是表示同意。
- You'lllosemarksif you translate tooliterally.
- It is adifficultpassage, but just translate it asbestyou can.
- Hernovelshave been translated into sixteenlanguages.
- It can be verydifficultto translateidioms.
Using other languages
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- anglophone
- bilingualism
- biliterate
- code switch
- interpret
- linguist
- monolingual
- native speaker
- non-native
- non-native speaker
- non-speaker
- pinyin
- polyglot
- render
- rendering
- signer
- target language
- translator
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Change and changes
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying