Word · Frequency #13088
transformers
变压器
transformers is the plural of transformer.
a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current
- 1.
Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
改变自身或他物形状的事物。
- 2.
A toy in the Transformers toyline which has mechanical parts that allow it to be altered in appearance from its original form as a humanoid robot action figure to another form, usually a vehicle, depending on the toy.
变形金刚系列中的一种玩具,其机械部件使其能从人形机器人形态改变为另一种形态,通常是车辆。
- 3.
an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
一种电气设备,用于将一种电压的交流电变为另一种电压
- 4.
A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.
通过磁耦合将电能从一个电路传递到另一个电路的静态装置,主要用于不同电压等级间的能量传递。
- 5.
In the Transformers franchise, any of the alien humanoid robots that can mechanically alter their appearance, or "transform", into a vehicle, creature, or (rarely) a tool.
变形金刚系列中的外星人形机器人,能机械地改变外观,“变形”为车辆、生物或(罕有地)工具。
- 6.
A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input.
由注意力层组成的神经网络架构,输入为令牌序列(表示文本、图像、音频或其他模态)。
改变自身或他物形状的事物。；变形金刚系列中的一种玩具,其机械部件使其能从人形机器人形态改变为另一种形态,通常是车辆。；一种电气设备,用于将一种电压的交流电变为另一种电压；通过磁耦合将电能从一个电路传递到另一个电路的静态装置,主要用于不同电压等级间的能量传递。；变形金刚系列中的外星人形机器人,能机械地改变外观,“变形”为车辆、生物或(罕有地)工具。
In use
The electrician replaced the faulty transformer at the substation.
A transformer converts high-voltage electricity into a lower voltage for homes.
When the transformer overheated, the whole street lost power.
a transformer changes [voltage] from [A] to [B]
意思为“变压器把电压从……变为……”。当主语是 transformer 时，常用这个主动结构。
A transformer changes the voltage from 220 volts to 110 volts.
变压器把电压从220伏变为110伏。
[voltage] be changed from [A] to [B] by a transformer
被动结构强调电压的改变由变压器完成，by 后面接 transformer。
The voltage is changed from 220 volts to 110 volts by the transformer.
电压由变压器从220伏变为110伏。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- step-up transformer
- 升压变压器
- A step-up transformer raises the voltage for transmission.升压变压器提高电压以便输电。
- step-down transformer
- 降压变压器
- The step-down transformer lowers the voltage for household use.降压变压器降低电压以供家庭使用。
- power transformer
- 电力变压器
- Power transformers are used in substations to distribute electricity.电力变压器用于变电站配电。
- distribution transformer
- 配电变压器
- A distribution transformer provides power to local homes and businesses.配电变压器为当地家庭和企业供电。
- isolation transformer
- 隔离变压器
- An isolation transformer protects sensitive equipment from electrical noise.隔离变压器保护敏感设备免受电气噪声干扰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：transform 是“转变”，-er 是“东西”；变压器就是把电压“转变”的电器。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：电气工程、电力设备、家电维修 作“变压器”讲时为中性常用词，多用于电气工程、电力设备或日常电器讨论中，口语和书面语都较常见，通常指改变电压的电气设备。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 transformer 的重读音节 /fɔrmɚ/ 押韵：former、performer、reformer、informer 和 warmer（warmer 拼作 -armer，但读音相同）。注意形似的 isomer /ˈaɪsəmər/ 和 consumer /kənˈsuːmər/ 拼写相近，但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.