transition

英 [trænˈzɪʃn]

美 [trænˈzɪʃn]

n.  过渡; 转变; 变革; 变迁
v.  <北美>经历转变过程; 过渡

复数：transitions　过去分词：transitioned　现在分词：transitioning　过去式：transitioned　第三人称单数：transitions　

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牛津词典

noun

• 过渡；转变；变革；变迁
  the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
  1. the transition from school to full-time work
     从学校到全日工作的过渡阶段
  2. We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one.
     我们得确保新旧制度间的平稳过渡。
  3. He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
     在向民主过渡的时期他将依然是国家首脑。
  4. This course is useful for students who are in transition (= in the process of changing) from one training programme to another.
     对转换培训项目的学生来说，这一课程是有帮助的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 转变;过渡;变革;变迁
  Transitionis the process in which something changes from one state to another.
  1. The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult.
     事实证明，向多党民主制的转型非常艰难。
  2. ...a period of transition.
     过渡时期
• VERB (从某一状态或活动)转变，过渡(到另一状态或活动)
  If someonetransitions fromone state or activity to another, they move gradually from one to the other.
  1. Most of the discussion was on what needed to be done now as we transitioned from the security issues to the challenging economic issues...
     随着我们由安全议题转向具有挑战性的经济议题，讨论最多的就是目前需要做些什么。
  2. There was a significant decline in the size of the business as the company transitioned to an intellectual property company.
     随着公司向知识产权公司转型，其业务规模显著下降。

英英释义

noun

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  Synonym:passage
• a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
• a musical passage moving from one key to another
  Synonym:modulation
• a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
• an event that results in a transformation
  Synonym:conversionchangeover

verb

• make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
  1. The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets
  2. The adagio transitioned into an allegro
• cause to convert or undergo a transition
  1. the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology

双语例句

• The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult.
  事实证明，向多党民主制的转型非常艰难。
• The secretary of state during the Nixon-Ford transition did not wish to push the proposals through.
  尼克松-福特过渡时期的国务卿不希望推动那些提案得到通过。
• And like many countries, we support a period of political transition in Syria.
  我们和许多国家都支持在叙利亚出现一个政治过渡的时期。
• In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
  过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。
• The French say they favour a transition to democracy
  法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。
• Over time, students need to transition financial responsibilities over from their parents.
  一段时间后，学生就需要将父母身上的经济责任过渡到自己身上了。
• Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and manhood.
  青春期是儿童和成人阶段的过渡时期。
• This was the decisive step in the transition from ape to man.
  这就完成了从猿转变到人的具有决定意义的一步。
• Aggregation theory is concerned with the transition from micro-to macro-models.
  总量理论是研究从微观模型到宏观模型过渡的理论。
• This slowed the transition down.
  这就放缓了转变的进度。