这一组动词都有"转变"的意思。
convert
v.转变,变换,含有"使某人改变观点"的意思。
He
wants to
convert to
Catholicism.他要皈依天主教。
invert
v.使颠倒,使倒转,使反向。常常表示位置、顺序、方向等的颠倒。
The
baby
inverted the
cup and
spilled her
orange
juice.婴儿把杯子打翻,弄洒了里面的橙汁。
revert
v.归还,恢复原状。指回到原来的状态或情形。
John
gave his
brother a
house, and
when his
brother
died,
ownership
reverted
back to
John.约翰送给他的哥哥一所房子,当他的哥哥去世后,房子的所有权重新归于约翰。
transform
v.改变,转变,指形状、颜色、大小、性质等的改变。
A
little paint
will soon
transform
the old
house.刷一点油漆很快就会使这所旧房子大为改观。