transmute是什么意思？

transmute

英[trænzˈmju:t] 美[trænsˈmjut, trænz-]

• vt. 使变形，使变质，把…变成…；

第三人称单数：transmutes;

过去式：transmuted;

过去分词：transmuted;

现在分词：transmuting;

名词：transmutation;

例句

• One of the supreme quests of alchemy is to transmute lead into gold. 炼金术的终极目的之一是将铅转化为金。
• We can transmute water power into electrical power. 我们能将水力变成电力.
• Medieval alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold. 中世纪的炼丹术士企图把贱金属炼成金.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• V-ERG
  (使)变形;(使)变化
  If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form.
  例句
  She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion... 当怒火转化为激情，她停止了思考。 Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb. 科学家将物质转化为纯粹的能量，引爆了第一颗原子弹。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  使变形, 使变质, 把…变成…
  Medieval alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold. 中世纪的炼丹术士企图把贱金属炼成金。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. alter the nature of (elements)
  2. change in outward structure or looks;
  "He transformed into a monster""The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
  3. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature;
  "This experience transformed her completely""She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture""transubstantiate one element into another"