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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trans·la·tion /trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-/ ●●● S3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]TRANSLATE when you translate something, or something that has been translated 翻译；翻译作品，译文translation of a new translation of the Bible 《圣经》的新译本translation from a literal translation from Arabic 直译自阿拉伯语的作品 She read the letter and gave us a rough translation (=she did not translate everything exactly). 她看了信，给我们大概翻译了一下。 I’ve only read ‘Madame Bovary’ in translation (=not in its original language). 我只读过《包法利夫人》的翻译本。 Much of the book’s humour has been lost in translation (=is no longer effective when translated). 本书的许多幽默元素已在翻译过程中丢失。2. [uncountable] formalCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER the process of changing something into a different form 转化n COLLOCATIONSverbsdo/make a translation of somethingShe had done a translation of the poem.adjectivesa rough/free translation (=one that is not very exact)It’s a rough translation but I think the meaning is clear.an accurate/exact translationThe most accurate translation of the word would be ‘master’.a literal translation (=one in which each word is translated exactly)First make a literal translation and then try and put it into idiomatic English.an English/French etc translationHe wrote the first English translation of Homer’s 'Iliad'.
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translation• It turns out that he used a translation that modern translators judge to have been inaccurate.• We consider it most likely, that alternative translation initiation is the mechanism for generation of the N-Oct 5 proteins.• Many of the poems are translations, but the sounds and rhythms are similar to the original language.• At the time of the Beerbohm translation Boulestin was already a writer and journalist of some experience.• "It goes without saying" is a direct translation of a French phrase.• I've only read the English translation of the book, not the Japanese original.• And if translation is determinate, meaning here must be atomistic rather than holistic.• His arguments are still powerful, but I think they lose some impact in translation.• Much of the humour of the book was unfortunately lost in translation.• It is a Latin translation of a Greek manuscript.• a new translation of the Bible• This is partly the fault of the translation which is infuriatingly unclear in places.• the translation of beliefs into actionstranslation from• "It goes without saying" is a direct translation from French.From Longman Business Dictionarytranslationtrans‧la‧tion /trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-/ noun1[countable, uncountable]FINANCE the process of changing one currency into anotherFavorableforeign currency translations boosted profits.translation intoAfter translation into Swiss francs, the only division showing a decline in sales was agriculture.2[uncountable] formal the process of changing something into a different form, usually to produce a final resultThe rapid translation from prototype to new product gives companies little time to rest between projects.trans·la·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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trans‧la‧tion /trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] when you translate something, or something that has been translated
translation of
a new translation of the Bible
translation from
a literal translation from Arabic
She read the letter and gave us a rough translation (=she did not translate everything exactly).
I’ve only read ‘Madame Bovary’ in translation (=not in its original language).
Much of the book’s humour has been lost in translation (=is no longer effective when translated).
2. [uncountable] formal the process of changing something into a different form
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▪do/make a translation of something She had done a translation of the poem.
■ adjectives
▪a rough/free translation (=one that is not very exact) It’s a rough translation but I think the meaning is clear.
▪an accurate/exact translation The most accurate translation of the word would be ‘master’.
▪a literal translation (=one in which each word is translated exactly) First make a literal translation and then try and put it into idiomatic English.
▪an English/French etc translation He wrote the first English translation of Homer’s 'Iliad'.
trans‧la‧tion /trænsˈleɪʃən, trænz-/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] when you translate something, or something that has been translated
translation of
translation from
2. [uncountable] formal the process of changing something into a different form
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