Verb:
restate words from one language into another language;I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
She rendered the French poem into English
He translates for the U.N.
change from one form or medium into another;Braque translated collage into oil
make sense of a language;She understands French
Can you read Greek?
bring to a certain spiritual statechange the position of figures or bodies in space without rotationbe equivalent in effect;the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way;poetry often does not translate
Tolstoy's novels translate well into English
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the bodyexpress, as in simple and less technical language;Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
v.动词
translate, interpret这组词都可译成“翻译”。其区别是：
interpret主要指“口译”; translate主要指“笔译”。
14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的translater；最初源自拉丁语的translatus，意为带过来。
用作动词 v.
～+名词translate a book翻译一本书translate a computer's answer翻译计算机的答案translate an article翻译文章～+副词translate well译得好translate easily容易翻译translate exactly确切地翻译translate faithfully忠实地翻译translate fluently流畅地翻译translate freely意译translate idiomatically翻译得地道translate literally直译translate mechanically死译,机械地翻译translate skillfully熟练地翻译～+介词translate as把…解释为…translate from Chinese into English从汉语译成英语translate from French into Spanish从法文译成西班牙文translate into action变成行动,落实在行动上translate sb to调某人到…
用作动词v.
translate for v.+prep.
为…进行翻译 change (words from usually another language for sb)
translate for sbA guide translated for the tourists.导游为观光者进行翻译。translate sth for sbCan you translate this article for me?你能替我翻译这篇文章吗?
translate from v.+prep.
译自; (把…)从…译成 change (words from usually another language)
translate sth from sthThis French book is translated from Latin.这本法语书译自拉丁文。
It was translated from Japanese.它译自日语。translate from sth into sthHe translates from Arabic into English.他将阿拉伯文译成英文。translate sth from sth into sthPlease translate this article from Chinese into English.请把这篇文章从汉语译成英语。
The book has been translated from French into English.这本书已由法语译成英语。
translate into v.+prep.
把…转化成 change sth into (another form; express a thought in action)
translate into sthI can read Spanish but can't translate into it.我能阅读西班牙语,但不能翻译成西班牙语。translate sth into sthCan you translate French into English?你能把法语译成英语吗?
Please translate the medical diagnosis into terms I can understand.请把这个医疗诊断结论用我能懂的词语解释一下。
It is said that this book has been translated into many languages.据说这本书已被译成许多种语言。
His theorem can be translated into simple terms.他的定理可用更简单的术语来解释。translate sth into sthIf we get elected we will be able to translate our ideas into action.我们如果当选,就能把我们的想法变为行动。
translate to v.+prep.
把…转移到…; (把某人)调到… shift sb/sth to another place
translate sb/sth to sthHe translated the fight to the public arena.他把格斗转移到公共竞技场。
Mr. Jones demanded to be translated to the countryside.琼斯先生要求调到乡下去工作。
The priest has recently been translated to another area.那位牧师近来已被调到另一地区。
A fine play has been superlatively translated to the screen.一个优秀的剧本被极好地搬上了银幕。近义词 turn翻转read识字render提供decode解码change变化explain说明decipher译解simplify简化interpret口译transform改变understand懂得convert使转变transmute使 … 变形
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AIn class the teacher asked him totranslate.上课时老师要他进行翻译。
It came to his turn totranslate.该他翻译了。
Poetry does nottranslate easily.诗歌不容易翻译。
The poems don'ttranslate well.这些诗不易翻译得好。
Not every idiom translates with such ease.不是每个习语都能这样容易地译出来。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.Professor Smith translated quite a few books.史密斯教授译著颇丰。
Can youtranslate the card?你能翻译这张名片吗?
He translated them word for word as best as he could.他尽可能按原话逐字逐句进行翻译。
Can youtranslate her smile?你能够解释她的微笑吗?
The Manifesto of the Communist Party was translated by Cheng Fangwu.《共产党宣言》是成仿吾翻译的。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +as n.We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。
Your visit was translated as a compliment.你的拜访被视为敬意。
Man's happiness is translated as something of luck.人的幸福可以理解为某种幸运。
v.动词
translate的基本意思是“翻译”,常指把一种语言译成另一种语言。引申可作“转化”“解释”解。
translate也可作“调动”解,通常指某人调到另一地方。
translate可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。translate用作不及物动词时,其主动形式可表示被动意义。
translate后接介词into表示“把…翻译成…”“把…转化为…”; 后接介词短语from…into…表示“把…从…翻译成为…”; 后接介词to表示“调某人到…”。
动词99%,名词1%
I translate his silence as a protest.我把他的沉默解释为抗议。
It is hard to translate the animal's behaviour .那种动物的行为很难解释。
He wastranslatedto the Ministry of Defence.他被调到国防部工作。