transpose
verb[T]
uk/trænˈspəʊz/us/trænˈspoʊz/formal
tochangesomething from onepositionto another, or toexchangethepositionsof two things:
使换位置;使互换位置Intheirlatestproductionthey havereworked"King Lear", transposing ittopre-colonialAfrica.在最新的制作中,他们改编了《李尔王》,把故事发生的地点改在了沦为殖民地之前的非洲。
Theconfusionwascausedwhen twonumberswereaccidentallytransposed by someone in theSocialSecurityoffice.这场混乱的起因是一个社会保障部门的职员无意中把两个数字调换了位置。
musicspecialized
toplayor write apieceofmusicin a differentkey(= set ofmusicalnotesbasedon aparticularnote)from the one usedoriginally:
使变调;使移调Thepianisttransposed thesongintoC.钢琴家把这首歌改成了C调。
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- stick
- superimpose
- transposition
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