transform /trænsˈfɔ:m/ vt. 1.使变形，使改观/改变：be completely transformed 面目一新［考句］The coming of the railways in the 1830s transformed our society and economic life. 18世纪30年代铁路的出现改变了我们的社会和经济生活。2.改造，改善： transform a backward agricultural country into an advanced industrial country 变落后的农业国为先进的工业国 3.变换：transform passivity into initiative 化消极被动为积极主动 The magician transform the man into a rabbit. 魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。
transformation /ˌtrænsfəˈmeiʃən/ n. ［u］ & ［c］ 1.转变，变化：Public opinion has undergone a complete transformation. 公众舆论已完全改变了。［考句］The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural transformation. 20世纪见证了世界范围的政治、经济和文化方面的转变。2.改革，变革：social transformation 社会变革; an economic and political transformation 经济和政治变革
