translate

verb

/trænzˈleɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they translate	/trænzˈleɪt/ /trænzˈleɪt/
he / she / it translates	/trænzˈleɪts/ /trænzˈleɪts/
past simple translated	/trænzˈleɪtɪd/ /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past participle translated	/trænzˈleɪtɪd/ /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
-ing form translating	/trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/ /trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language翻译；译
- translate something into something He translated the letter into English.他把这封信译成了英文。
- Her books have been translated into 24 languages.她的书被译成了 24 种语言。
- Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?你能帮助我用浅显易懂的英语来说明这一法律术语吗？
- translate something from something This chapter was translated from the French by Oliver Breen. 这一章是奥利弗·布林从法语翻译过来的。
- translate something from something into something His works have been translated from French into countless languages.他的作品已经从法语翻译成无数种语言。
- translate something as something ‘Suisse’ had been wrongly translated as ‘Sweden’.Suisse 被错译成 Sweden（瑞典）。
- translate (something) The novel has been widely translated.这本小说已翻译成多种文字。
- I don't speak Greek so Dina offered to translate for me.我不懂希腊语，于是迪娜主动给我翻译。
- translate from something My work involves translating from German.我的工作包括德语翻译。
- translate into something My father dictated in Polish while I translated into English.我翻译成英语时，父亲用波兰语听写。
- translate from something into something I spoke to him through my friend who translated from Arabic into English. 我通过从阿拉伯语翻译成英语的朋友与他交谈。
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- literally
- accurately
- correctly
- …
verb + translate
- attempt to
- try to
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- as
- for
- from
- …
phrases
- widely translated
[intransitive] to be changed from one language to another被翻译；被译成
- Most poetry does not translate well.诗歌大多翻译不好。
- translate as something The Welsh name translates as ‘Land's End’.这个威尔士语的地名可译成 “地之角”。
- It's a Spanish word that roughly translates as 'unease'. 这是一个西班牙语单词，大致翻译为“不安”。
- ‘Tiramisu’ literally translates as ‘pull-me-up’.“提拉米苏”字面意思是“引体向上”。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- literally
- accurately
- correctly
- …
verb + translate
- attempt to
- try to
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- as
- for
- from
- …
phrases
- widely translated
[transitive, intransitive] to change something into a different form; to lead to a particular result（使）转变，变为
- translate something (into something) It's time to translate words into action.是把言语化为行动的时候了。
- translate into something I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.我希望所有的辛勤劳动都会有回报。
- You need to translate your ideas into practice.你需要把你的想法转化为实践。
- A small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in council tax.地方支出的少量增加将会转化为市政税的大幅度增长。
- Teacher expectations do not automatically translate themselves into student results.教师的期待并不能自动转化为学生的成绩。
- The lost trade revenue ultimately translated into job losses at home.损失的贸易收入最终转化为国内的失业。
- Most attempts to translate Shakespeare to the small screen are not successful.通过电视演绎莎士比亚作品的尝试大多不成功。
- The story translates well to the screen.这部小说适宜改编为电影。
- I'm not sure how well the American system would translate to a European context.我不知道美国的制度在欧洲的环境下是否合适。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- well
- easily
- readily
- …
verb + translate
- attempt to
- try to
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
phrases
- translate something into action
- translate something into practice
[transitive, intransitive] translate (something) (as something) to understand something in a particular way or give something a particular meaning（以某种方式）理解；给予（某种含义） synonym interpret
- the various words and gestures that we translate as love我们理解为爱的各种言语和姿势

词源Middle English: from Latin translat- ‘carried across’, past participle of transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’.