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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT]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transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc• If Henry failed to abide by these terms his barons were to transfer their allegiance to Philip and Richard. 6 skill/idea/quality 技巧/主意/质量 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT] 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 [transitiveT] lawSCL to officially give property or land to someone else 转让〔财产或土地〕 10 travel 旅行 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]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 [transitiveT]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 [transitiveT] 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 adjectiveadj transferable skills 可用于不同工作的技能
—transferability /trænsˌfɜːrəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]