transform/trænsˋfɔrm; trænsˈfɔːm/v [T] to change something or someone completely, especially in a way that improves them 使彻底改变[改观]: transform sb/sth (from sth) into sth The movie transformed Amy from an unknown schoolgirl into a star. 这部电影使埃米从一名默默无闻的女学生变成了一位明星。see box at见 CHANGE1 方框—transformation /͵trænsfɚˋmeʃən; ˌtrænsfəˈmeIʃ$n/n [C,U] The city has undergone a total transformation (=it has changed completely). 这座城市发生了彻底的变化。