transpose
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you transpose something from one place or situation to another, you move it there. 转换
The director transposes the action from sixteenth-century France to post-Civil War America. 导演把情节从16世纪的法国转换到内战后的美国。
2. transpositionN-VAR
...a transposition of "Macbeth" to third century BC China. ...“麦克白”到公元前三世纪的中国的转换。
3. V-T If you transpose two things, you reverse them or put them in each other's place. 对调
Many people inadvertently transpose digits of the ZIP code. 许多人粗心地把邮政编码的数字弄颠倒了。
4. transpositionN-VAR [oft N 'of' n]
...the transposition of the last two letters. ...最后两个字母的对调。
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transpose /trænsˈpəʊz/ (transposing,transposed,transposes)
剑桥词典
- formal
to change something from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of two things
使换位置；使互换位置
In their latest production they have reworked "King Lear", transposing it to pre-colonial Africa . 在最新的制作中，他们改编了《李尔王》，把故事发生的地点改在了沦为殖民地之前的非洲。
The confusion was caused when two numbers were accidentally transposed by someone in the Social Security office . 这场混乱的起因是一个社会保障部门的职员无意中把两个数字调换了位置。
music specialized
to play or write a piece of music in a different key (= set of musical notes based on a particular note ) from the one used originally
使变调；使移调
The pianist transposed the song into C. 钢琴家把这首歌改成了C调。 返回 transpose