convert

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:converted 過去分詞:converted 現在分詞:converting 第三人稱單數:converts 英文字典

詞意辨析：

change, alter, vary, convert, modify, transform, turn

這些動詞均含有“變化，改變”之意。
change: 指任何變化，完全改變，強調與原先的情況有明顯的不同。
alter: 常指輕微的改變，強調基本上保持原物、原狀的情況下所進行的部分改變。
vary: 暗示不規則或斷斷續續地變。
convert: 指進行全部或局部改變以適應新的功能或用途。指信仰或態度時，強調較激烈、大的改變。
modify: 強調起限定作用的變化或變更。指細小的變化，常含“緩和、降調”的意味。
transform: 指人或物在形狀、外觀、形式、性質等方面發生的徹底變化，失去原狀成為全新的東西。
turn: 指外形、顏色、氣味、性質等方面的變化，比change更通俗。convert

英文解釋：

名詞 convert:

1. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

動詞 convert:

1. change the nature, purpose, or function of something
2. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
   同義詞：change over
3. change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
4. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
   同義詞：change, exchange, commute
5. cause to adopt a new or different faith
6. score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
7. complete successfully
8. score (a spare)
9. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
   同義詞：win over, convince
10. exchange a penalty for a less severe one
    同義詞：commute, exchange
11. change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

相關對話：

1. The old barn we bought to convert into flats was practically tumbling down.
   那箇舊穀倉我們買下想改建住房的，實際上已經快塌了。
2. The solar cell can convert the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
   太陽能電池能把陽光的能量轉化為電能。
3. My mother has converted to Catholicism.
   我母親已轉而信仰天主教。
4. He is a recent convert to Christianity.
   他最近改信基督教了。
5. Coal can be converted to gas.
   煤可以轉化成煤氣。