Transform

(verb.) change in outward structure or looks; 'He transformed into a monster'; 'The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle'.

(verb.) increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage).

(verb.) change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species.

(verb.) convert (one form of energy) to another; 'transform energy to light'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) subject to a mathematical transformation.

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• Some of the lower animals have a speaking apparatus similar to our own, but they cannot perfectly transform sound into speech. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The savage is merely habituated; the civilized man has habits which transform the environment. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Yet many of the philosophic schools of method which have been mentioned transform the ignoring into a virtual denial. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Light and fresh air put color into pale cheeks, just as light and air transform sickly, yellowish plants into hardy green ones. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But may he not change and transform himself? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The gods are not magicians who transform themselves, neither do they deceive mankind in any way. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Far-reaching mechanical inventions already threaten to transform farming into an industry. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Then he turned to pursue his way homeward through the drizzle that had so greatly transformed the scene. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The process will be slow, however, because the heat furnished by a Bunsen burner is not great, and the wood is transformed slowly. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Each series contains an emanation, or gas, which through the loss of α particles is transformed into the next following member of the series. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• I transformed myself into a will-o'-the-wisp. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The sounds produced by the vocal cords are transformed into speech by the help of the tongue and lips, which modify the shape of the mouth cavity. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Now only the image-forming silver bromide particles remain, and these have been transformed to metallic silver. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The broad pavement in front shone pale also; it gleamed as if some spell had transformed the dark granite to glistering Parian. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• My only excuse for thus transforming them, is that they were unintelligible in their pristine condition. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The need for constant continued care was probably a chief means in transforming temporary cohabitations into permanent unions. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• An electric current transforms a coil into a magnet. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• He devotes them to new uses, and in so far transforms them. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• It came to most of us as a surprise that an electric current has magnetic properties and transforms a coil into a veritable magnet. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The intense heat transforms the wood into charcoal in a few hours. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• He alone who first transforms his ideas into actual work and useful service in some field of man's labor, or clearly teaches others to do so, is now recognised as the true inventor. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The chlorine thus set free reacts with the water and liberates oxygen; this in turn destroys the coloring matter in the fibers, and transforms the material into a bleached product. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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