translation /trænsˈleɪʃən/ noun plural translations
plural translations
Learner's definition of TRANSLATION
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a : words that have been changed from one language into a different language : words that have been translated译本;译文 [count]
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She is working on a translation of the novel.她正在翻译这部小说
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a new translation of the Iliad《伊利亚特》的新译本
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an accurate translation准确的译文
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a literal translation直译本
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a rough/loose translation粗糙/不准确的译文
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There were English translations on the menu.菜单上有英译菜名。
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b [noncount] : the act or process of translating something into a different language翻译 -
Some things defy translation. [=are impossible to translate]有些东西无法翻译。
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The quote loses something in translation. [=the quote does not have the same meaning or effectiveness when it is translated into another language]这段引文在翻译过程中丢掉了一些含义。
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Something must have gotten lost in translation [=lost when changed from one language into another] because the joke isn't funny in English.这个笑话在翻译时肯定缺失了一些含义,因为用英语讲一点也不好笑。
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[noncount] formal : the act or process of changing something from one form to another : transformation转变;转化