transmogrify

美 [ˌtrænzˈmɑːɡrɪfaɪ]英 [ˌtrænzˈmɒɡrɪfaɪ]
  • vt.(尤指出乎意料地)使完全改变

派生词: transmogrification n. 过去式: transmogrified 现在分词: transmogrifying 过去分词: transmogrified 第三人称单数: transmogrifies

transmogrifytransmogrify

verb

【不规则形式】transmogrifies transmogrifying transmogrified transmogrified

VN(尤指出乎意料地)使完全改变
to change sb/sth completely, especially in a surprising way

transform

verb

1
change completely the nature or appearance of
In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
Synonym: metamorphose transfigure

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  1. The intense radiation was part of a gamma-ray burst that lasted a minute and which marked the death of a massive star transmogrifying itself into a black hole .

    这种强辐射是爆发持续了一分钟之久的伽马射线的一部分,这标志着一颗超大质量恒星的死亡同时将自己转变成一个黑洞。

  2. ALF haigh , now transmogrified into Lord haigh , will be an unusual addition to the house of lords .

    阿尔夫黑格,现在变成了黑格勋爵,将会是对上议院一个非同寻常的点缀。

  3. Through this process , over time , Arthur transmogrified from a fierce Celtic warlord to a wise , noble and honourable national father-figure .

    随着时间的推移,亚瑟王从一个凶暴的凯尔特族军阀变成一个明智、崇高且值得尊敬的国父人物。

  4. But with a torch , suddenly the Buddhas transmogrify en masse , a magical entity dazzling out of the darkness .

    但是用电筒一照,佛像突然齐齐显现了,在黑暗中神奇地发出耀眼的光芒。

  5. She may not have been the first teenager to try her hand at vlogging , but she was starting at a fortuitous moment : just as YouTube , bought by Google in 2006 , was transmogrifying from an online venue for amusing videos of cats falling off skateboards into something more like a TV network .

    或许她不是第一个尝试影客的青少年,但她在一个幸运的时刻开始:正当谷歌(Google)在2006年收购YouTube,把猫从滑板上摔下来的有趣视频从线上平台完全改造成更像是一个电视网。