con·ver·sion /kənˈvɜːʃən $ -ˈvɜːrʒən/ ●○○ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTwhen you change something from one form, purpose, or system to a different one 转变;改造;转换;换算conversion into The warehouse was undergoing conversion into apartments. 这座仓库在被改建成公寓。
conversion of the conversion of waste into usable products 把废物变成可用的产品
conversion to The British conversion to the metric system took place in the 1970s. 英国改用公制是在20世纪70年代。
house/barn/loft etc conversion British EnglishBrE (=when you change the use of a house, barn etc, so that it becomes apartments, a house, a room etc) 房屋/谷仓/阁楼等的改建
2 RRCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERwhen someone changes from one religion or belief to a different one 〔宗教或信仰的〕改变;皈依;归附conversion to a conversion to vegetarianism 改奉素食主义
conversion from Newman’s conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism 纽曼由基督教圣公会改信天主教