transmute

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form. 转化; 使···转化[正式]
She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion. 随着愤慨变为激怒，她停止了思考。
Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb. 科学家们使物质转化为纯能量，爆破了第一枚原子弹。
2. transmutationN-VAR
...the transmutation of food into energy. ...食物到能量的转化。