conversion
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~ (from sth) (into/to sth)
1 [U] converting or being converted 转变; 变换
the conversion of a barn into a house, of pounds into dollars 仓房之改建为寓所、 英镑之兑换成美元
Conversion to gas central heating will save you a lot of money. 改用煤气集中供暖将节省大笔开支.
[attrib 作定语]
a metric conversion table, ie showing how to change metric amounts into or out of another system, by calculation 公制换算表.
2 [C] instance of this 转变: a building firm which specializes in house conversions, eg converting large houses into several flats 专营改建房屋的建筑公司(如将大房屋改建为几个单元者)
He kicked a penalty goal and two conversions, ie in Rugby football. 他一次罚球得分, 两次触地後射门得分(在橄榄球赛中).
He used to support monetarist economics, but he underwent quite a conversion (ie changed his opinion) when he saw how it increased unemployment. 他一向赞同货币经济理论, 然而当他看到这种理论加重了失业现象之後, 他彻底改变了看法.
I'll keep the box in the shade so that the sun doesn't burn the little plants.
我将把盒子放在阴凉的地方,这样太阳就不会把幼苗晒枯。
We want to give some money to this project so that the number of this deer in China can be increased.
我们想在这个项目上花些钱,以便使这些麋鹿的数量在中国得到增加。
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;