translate

verb

1. 翻译；译
   to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language
   1. He translated the letter into English.
      他把这封信译成了英文。
   2. Her books have been translated into 24 languages.
      她的书被译成了24种语言。
   3. ‘Suisse’ had been wrongly translated as ‘Sweden’.
      Suisse被错译成Sweden（瑞典）。
   4. 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？
   5. 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。
   6. My work involves translating from German.
      我的工作包括德语翻译。
2. 被翻译；被译成
   to be changed from one language to another
   1. Most poetry does not translate well.
      诗歌大多翻译不好。
   2. The Welsh name translates as ‘Land's End’.
      这个威尔士语的地名可译成“兰兹角”。
3. （使）转变，变为
   to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form
   1. It's time to translate words into action.
      是把言语化为行动的时候了。
   2. 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。
4. （以某种方式）理解；给予（某种含义）
   to understand sth in a particular way or give sth a particular meaning
   1. the various words and gestures that we translate as love
      我们理解为爱的各种言语和姿势

1. VERB 翻译;译
   If something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language.
   1. Only a small number of Kadare's books have been translated into English...
      卡达雷的书仅有一小部分译成了英文。
   2. Martin Luther translated the Bible into German...
      马丁·路德把《圣经》译成了德语。
   3. The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'...
      凯尔特语中的geis一词通常被译作taboo(禁忌)。
   4. The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate.
      女孩们等待埃施先生作翻译。
   5. ...Mr Mani by Yehoshua, translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.
      耶霍舒亚所著《马尼先生》，由希勒尔·霍尔金译自希伯来语
2. VERB (在另一语言中)意为，意思是
   If a name, a word, or an expression translates as something in a different language, that is what it means in that language.
   1. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
      家人为他起的广东话绰号意思是Never Sits Still(从来坐不住)。
3. V-ERG (使)转变为;(使)转化为
   If one thing translates or is translated into another, the second happens or is done as a result of the first.
   1. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses...
      重整华沙停滞的经济需要强硬措施，这会造成工作岗位的裁减。
   2. Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.
      你的决定必须转化为具体明确的行动。
4. V-ERG (将…)理解为;(把…)解释为
   If you say that a remark, a gesture, or an action translates as something, or that you translate it as something, you decide that this is what its significance is.
   1. 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'...
      “我爱他”经常解释为“有他总比没有强”。
   2. I translated this as a mad desire to lock up every single person with HIV.
      我把这点理解为想把每个艾滋病病毒携带者都关起来的疯狂欲望。
5. See also: translation

1. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.
   它可以把从地图或遥感设备中得到的数据转化成为图像。
2. Only a small number of Kadare's books have been translated into English
   卡达雷的书仅有一小部分译成了英文。
3. Martin Luther translated the Bible into German
   马丁·路德把《圣经》译成了德语。
4. The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'
   凯尔特语中的geis一词通常被译作taboo（禁忌）。
5. The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate.
   女孩们等待埃施先生作翻译。
6. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
   家人为他起的广东话绰号意思是NeverSitsStill（从来坐不住）。
7. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses
   重整华沙停滞的经济需要强硬措施，这会造成工作岗位的裁减。
8. Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.
   你的决定必须转化为具体明确的行动。
9. 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'
   “我爱他”经常解释为“有他总比没有强”。
10. I translated this as a mad desire to lock up every single person with HIV.
    我把这点理解为想把每个艾滋病病毒携带者都关起来的疯狂欲望。
11. I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate.
    我根本不懂意第绪语，所以请他来翻译。
12. Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.
    将下面几段译成中文。
13. It's often difficult to translate poems.
    翻译诗歌在许多情况下都是困难的。
14. It's easy to validate and to translate with XSLT.
    它也很容易使用XSLT进行验证和转换。
15. I need you to translate.
    我要你来做翻译。
16. The system can translate English into Chinese.
    这个系统能将英语译为汉语。
17. Can you translate this for me?
    你可以给我翻译一下这个吗？
18. A.the definition interpret The translation separates the pen translate and interpret.
    口译的定义翻译有笔译和口译之分。
19. I do not know Chinese but I can translate!
    我不知道，但我可以中文翻译！
20. I can read French, but cannot translate into it.
    我能读法文，但不能（将其他文字）翻译成法文。
21. Link in Arabic, I try to translate it to English but my computer froze.
    链接是阿拉伯语，我试图将之翻译为英语，但我的电脑出毛病了。
22. Can you translate this sentence into Chinese?
    你能把这个句子翻译为汉语吗？
23. Can you translate my words?
    你可以翻译我的话吗？
24. Translate a word or sentence.
    翻译一个单词或句子。
25. She mumbles a Spanish phrase that I translate as savour.
    她喃喃自语的说了一个西班牙语词组，我猜测大概是品味。
26. Translate important and confidential files;
    翻译重要和机密的文件；
27. Can someone translate this into Chinese for me?
    有人能翻译成中文对我来说这？
28. What is the mechanical product translation and how to translate it?
    什么是机械产品翻译和怎样翻译？
29. Today, it may translate into confusion and a daunting level of research and mental investment.
    今天，它可能转变为混乱和使人畏缩程度的研究和心智的投资。
30. Literally translate: Losing you, my joys and sorrows lose their meanings.
    没有了你，我的欢喜与悲伤也没有了意义。

  translate interpret【导航词义：翻译】

  translate v. 翻译

〔辨析〕主要指笔译，主语通常是人，也可以是某种翻译软件或系统。

  interpret v. 口译

〔辨析〕主要指口译，包括交替传译和同声传译。

  paraphrase interpret rephrase translate【导航词义：解释】

  paraphrase v. 释义，意译

〔辨析〕指用简短、清晰的方式改述原来的内容。

  interpret v. 解释，阐释

〔辨析〕指说明某事物的含义。

  rephrase v. 改述

〔辨析〕指为了使意思更清楚或更易接受而重新措辞。

  translate v. 理解，解释

〔辨析〕指以某种方式理解或解释言语、姿势、行为等，常可与介词 as 连用。

verb

1. change from one form or medium into another
   1. Braque translated collage into oil

   Synonym:    transform

2. change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

3. make sense of a language
   1. She understands French
   2. Can you read Greek?

   Synonym:    understandreadinterpret

4. determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA

5. restate (words) from one language into another language
   1. I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
   2. Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
   3. She rendered the French poem into English
   4. He translates for the U.N.

   Synonym:    interpretrender

6. express, as in simple and less technical language
   1. Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
   2. Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?

7. bring to a certain spiritual state

8. subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

9. be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
   1. poetry often does not translate
   2. Tolstoy's novels translate well into English

10. be equivalent in effect
    1. the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power