transfer

Word family  noun transfer transference verb transfer

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Finance, Transport, Recording

trans·fer1 /trænsˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb (transferred, transferring)  1  move to different place etc 转移到不同的地方等 [intransitive, transitive]MOVE something OR somebody to move from one place, school, job etc to another, or to make someone do this, especially within the same organization 转移（地方）；调动（工作）〔尤指在同一机构中〕transfer (from something) to something Swod transferred from MI6 to the Security Service. 斯沃德从军情六处调到了安全局。transfer somebody (from something) to something They’re transferring him to a special unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital. 他们要把他转到大奥蒙德街医院的一个特殊病区去。 You’ll be transferred to the Birmingham office. 你将被调到伯明翰办事处。2  put STH in different place 把某物放在不同地方 [intransitive, transitive] formalMOVE something OR somebody to move from one place to another, or to move something from one place to another 搬运；迁移transfer (from something) to something The exhibition transfers to York City Art Gallery on 23rd January. 这次展览将于1月23日移至约克市美术馆举行。transfer something (from something) to something Transfer the meat to warm plates. 把肉盛到热的盘子里。3  sports person 运动员 [transitive] to sell a sports player to another team 使〔运动员〕转会[转队] He was transferred for a fee of £8 million. 他以800万英镑的转会费转到了其他球队。4  money 钱 [transitive]BF to move money from one account or institution to another 把〔钱〕转到另一账户[机构]上transfer something (from something) to something I’d like to transfer $500 to my checking account. 我想转500美元到我的活期账户上。5. transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc to change from loving or supporting one person to loving or supporting a different one 转移感情/效忠对象/拥护对象等6  skill/idea/quality 技巧/主意/质量 [intransitive, transitive] if a skill, idea, or quality transfers from one situation to another, or if you transfer it, it can be used in the new situation 转用 Ideas that work well in one school often don’t transfer well to another. 在一所学校行得通的理念套用在另一所学校上往往行不通。7  transfer power/responsibility/control (to somebody) PGGIVEto officially give power etc to another person or organization 移交权力/责任/控制权（给某人） The ageing president is preparing to transfer power to his son. 这位年迈的主席准备把权力移交给他的儿子。8  phone 电话 [transitive] to connect the call of someone who has telephoned you to someone else’s telephone so that that person can speak to them 转接，接通 Hold on one moment while I transfer your call. 请稍候，我给你转接。9. property 财产 [transitive] lawSCL to officially give property or land to someone else 转让〔财产或土地〕10  travel 旅行 [intransitive, transitive]TT to change from one bus, plane etc to another while you are travelling, or arrange for someone to do this （使）转乘，（使）换乘，（使）改乘 You will be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your hotel. 你到达机场后会有人接机并把你送到酒店。11  information/music 信息/音乐 [transitive]TCR to copy recorded information, music etc from one system to another 转存，转录〔信息、音乐等〕5 Transfer the files onto floppy disk.把文件转存到软盘上。n Transfer the files onto a memory stick.12  disease 疾病 [transitive] if a disease is transferred from one person or animal to another, the second person or animal begins to have the disease 传染，传播 SYN passtransfer something (from somebody/something) to somebody/something It is unlikely that the disease will be transferred from animals to humans. 这种疾病不大可能会由动物传给人类。 —transferable adjective transferable skills 可用于不同工作的技能 —transferability /trænsˌfɜːrəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

transfer• Could I transfer $500 from my savings to my checking account?• Like all the tunnelling company commanders, he was a regular engineer who had been transferred.• I must have lost my luggage when we transferred.• Or a trade may be used not to do new business, but to transfer a credit balance between accounts.• Sometimes the contract provides that ownership will be transferred at some later date.• Katya braced herself and transferred her being over the fibre-optic cable.• Fed up with the disastrous performances of the team he'd been watching for years, he transferred his support to their rivals.• The assets were transferred into his wife's name.• The fly transferred itself from Marian's hand to Allen's forehead but it did not disturb him and he slept.• The military government is refusing to transfer power to a democratically elected civilian government.• I need to transfer some money from my savings account to my checking account.• One option would be to transfer Struthers from London to New York.• Transfer the mixture to a heavy cooking pan and add all remaining ingredients.• The generals are transferring their allegiance to their new leader.• The train broke down so we transferred to a bus.• In 1923 the ownership of the forest was transferred to a rich Dutch family.• Harding has been transferred to Albany prison, where he will complete his sentence.• Davidson transferred to another department last October.• These are transferred to Division B, which assembles the finished product and sells it to the public.• The design is transferred to the loom and woven into the carpet.• If you take the bus, you'll have to transfer twice.• Ideas that work in one school often don't transfer well to another.• Gently jog forwards and backwards, transferring your weight from one leg to the other.transfer (from something) to something• She lifted the clothes out of the pot on the end of the pole and transferred them to a fresh-water butt to rinse.• Brown duck on all sides, then transfer meat to a platter.• Or, we can automatically re-invest the original sum and transfer the interest to another account.• The divers transfer under pressure to complete the decompression profile.• Similarly, one involving transfer from ligand to metal is called a reductive charge-transfer transition.• With a slotted utensil, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.• The gift is an irreversible transfer from ourselves to the second selves.• Air Express includes return escorted coach transfer from airport direct to your Amsterdam hotel.transfer (from something) to something• She lifted the clothes out of the pot on the end of the pole and transferred them to a fresh-water butt to rinse.• Brown duck on all sides, then transfer meat to a platter.• Or, we can automatically re-invest the original sum and transfer the interest to another account.• The divers transfer under pressure to complete the decompression profile.• Similarly, one involving transfer from ligand to metal is called a reductive charge-transfer transition.• With a slotted utensil, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.• The gift is an irreversible transfer from ourselves to the second selves.• Air Express includes return escorted coach transfer from airport direct to your Amsterdam hotel.transfer something (from something) to something• By comparison, older Pentium computers are surrounded by chips that can transfer data at up to 50 megabytes per second.• Differences rapidly emerged, with Sigua and Iosseliani disagreeing over the time-scale for the transfer of power to a civilian government.• Prince Charles, he says, hates being recognised in public and has transferred these emotions to buildings.• As he transferred the blade clumsily to his left hand, he knew he wouldn't make it.• Degree of transfer is not easy to measure and needs to be carefully defined.• If Henry failed to abide by these terms his barons were to transfer their allegiance to Philip and Richard.• I almost made a fatal mistake when she asked me to transfer the call to the Oval Office.• Lord Bullock further suggests that he may even have been reluctant to transfer this particular responsibility to the United States.transfer something (from somebody/something) to somebody/something• By comparison, older Pentium computers are surrounded by chips that can transfer data at up to 50 megabytes per second.• Differences rapidly emerged, with Sigua and Iosseliani disagreeing over the time-scale for the transfer of power to a civilian government.• Prince Charles, he says, hates being recognised in public and has transferred these emotions to buildings.• As he transferred the blade clumsily to his left hand, he knew he wouldn't make it.• Degree of transfer is not easy to measure and needs to be carefully defined.• If Henry failed to abide by these terms his barons were to transfer their allegiance to Philip and Richard.• I almost made a fatal mistake when she asked me to transfer the call to the Oval Office.• Lord Bullock further suggests that he may even have been reluctant to transfer this particular responsibility to the United States.

Related topics: Visual, Transport

trans·fer2 /ˈtrænsfɜː $ -fɜːr/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun  1  a) [countable, uncountable]MOVE something OR somebodyJOB/WORK the process by which someone or something moves or is moved from one place, job etc to another 〔地点的〕转移；〔工作的〕调动transfer of the transfer of assets within a group of companies 在几家公司内进行的资产转移transfer to Penny’s applied for a transfer to head office. 彭妮已申请调到总部去。 electronic data transfer 电子数据的转存 b) [countable]JOB/WORKMOVE something OR somebody someone or something that has been moved in this way 已调动的人；已转移的东西2  transfer of power PGa process by which the control of a country is taken from one person or group and given to another 权力的移交[过渡] the transfer of power to a civilian government 向文官政府的权力移交3  [countable] the act of changing from one bus, aircraft etc to another while travelling 〔公共汽车、飞机等的〕转乘 Getting there often means a couple of transfers on a bus line. 去那里经常得倒两三趟公共汽车。4. [countable] especially British EnglishAV a drawing, pattern etc that can be stuck or printed onto a surface 〔可粘贴或印制的〕图画，图案 SYN American English decal5. [countable] especially American EnglishTT a ticket that allows a passenger to change from one bus, train etc to another without paying more money 〔公共汽车、火车等的〕转车票，联运车票

Examples from the Corpus

transfer• It is important to note that government purchases and transfers have significantly different impacts upon the allocation of resources.• After that - or if there are no such candidates - transfers come into operation, entailing fresh counts.• Most of the bills are paid by electronic transfer.• The facilities for e-mail, file transfers and newsgroup messages are the equal of most Internet software packages on the market.• a job transfer• The outcome of nuclear transfer can vary a great deal, depending on which of these courses is followed.• In contrast, government spending on transfer payments is primarily concerned with equity and income redistribution.• The transfer of power was effected swiftly and peacefully.• The transfer of corporate ownership through the sale of stock will not disrupt the continuity of the corporation.• This transfer of resources has been recycled into higher investment and the stock market boom.transfer to• Halfway through the first year, he transferred to Berkeley.• He quickly transferred his loyalty from the old government to the new.• Republicans want to transfer more power back to the states.From Longman Business Dictionarytransfertrans‧fer1 /trænsˈfɜː-ˈfɜːr/ verb (transferred, transferring)1[transitive]FINANCE to move money or investments from one account or institution to anotherCustomers cantransfer money instantly, using the bank’s automated machines.One reason investors transfer annuities is to get a higher level of benefit.2[transitive] to move something from one place or position to anotherProduction from both units will be transferred to other centres.Brazil is in the process of transferring its state-owned mills to private ownership.3[intransitive, transitive]HUMAN RESOURCES to move from one place or job to another, or to arrange for someone to do thisThe company transferred hundreds of jobs to Mexico.Ms. Martin transferred from Houston to her current job in Los Angeles after being promised promotion.4[transitive] to pass a telephone call from one telephone to another, or computer files from one computer to anotherHold on, let me transfer you.The technology will be very useful to companies that routinelytransfer documents electronically.→ See Verb tabletransfertrans‧fer2 /ˈtrænsfɜː-fɜːr/ noun [countable, uncountable]1the process by which someone or something is moved from one place or position to anotherThe cuts will be achieved through a combination of layoffs, retirements andjob transfers. → file transfer2a change in the ownership of money, property etc from one person or organization to another, or the arrangements for doing thisThe legal environment forshare transfers in Russia is still unclear.The Land Registry records everyproperty transfer. → bank transfer → blank transfer → cable transfer → capital transfer → credit transfer → telegraphic transfer → wireless transfer → wire transfer → see also deed of transferOrigin transfer1 (1300-1400) Latin transferre, from ferre “to carry”

trans·fer1 verbtrans·fer2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

job Business etc from one Corpus place, move to school,

transfer

I

trans‧fer¹ S3 W2 AC /trænsˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle transferred, present participle transferring)1.  MOVE TO DIFFERENT PLACE ETC  [intransitive and transitive] to move from one place, school, job etc to another, or to make someone do this, especially within the same organization
    transfer (from something) to something
    Swod transferred from MI6 to the Security Service.
    transfer somebody (from something) to something
    They’re transferring him to a special unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
    You’ll be transferred to the Birmingham office.
2.  PUT SOMETHING IN DIFFERENT PLACE  [intransitive and transitive] formal to move from one place to another, or to move something from one place to another
    transfer (from something) to something
    The exhibition transfers to York City Art Gallery on 23rd January.
    transfer something (from something) to something
    Transfer the meat to warm plates.
3.  SPORTS PERSON  [transitive] to sell a sports player to another team:
    He was transferred for a fee of £8 million.
4.  MONEY  [transitive] to move money from one account or institution to another
    transfer something (from something) to something
    I’d like to transfer $500 to my checking account.
5. transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc to change from loving or supporting one person to loving or supporting a different one
6.  SKILL/IDEA/QUALITY  [intransitive and transitive] if a skill, idea, or quality transfers from one situation to another, or if you transfer it, it can be used in the new situation:
    Ideas that work well in one school often don’t transfer well to another.
7. transfer power/responsibility/control (to somebody) to officially give power etc to another person or organization:
    The ageing president is preparing to transfer power to his son.
8.  PHONE  [transitive] to connect the call of someone who has telephoned you to someone else’s telephone so that that person can speak to them:
    Hold on one moment while I transfer your call.
9.  PROPERTY  [transitive] law to officially give property or land to someone else
10.  TRAVEL  [intransitive and transitive] to change from one bus, plane etc to another while you are travelling, or arrange for someone to do this:
    You will be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
11.  INFORMATION/MUSIC  [transitive] to copy recorded information, music etc from one system to another:
    Transfer the files onto floppy disk.
12.  DISEASE  [transitive] if a disease is transferred from one person or animal to another, the second person or animal begins to have the disease
   SYN  pass
    transfer something (from somebody/something) to somebody/something
    It is unlikely that the disease will be transferred from animals to humans.
—transferable adjective:
    transferable skills
—transferability /trænsˌfɜːrəˈbɪləti, trænsˌfɜːrəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

II

trans‧fer² W2 AC /ˈtrænsfɜː $ -fɜːr/ noun1.
  a. [uncountable and countable] the process by which someone or something moves or is moved from one place, job etc to another
    transfer of
    the transfer of assets within a group of companies
    transfer to
    Penny’s applied for a transfer to head office.
    electronic data transfer
  b. [countable] someone or something that has been moved in this way
2. transfer of power a process by which the control of a country is taken from one person or group and given to another:
    the transfer of power to a civilian government
3. [countable] the act of changing from one bus, aircraft etc to another while travelling:
    Getting there often means a couple of transfers on a bus line.
4. [countable] especially British English a drawing, pattern etc that can be stuck or printed onto a surface
   SYN  decal American English
5. [countable] especially American English a ticket that allows a passenger to change from one bus, train etc to another without paying more money