Word · Frequency #2912
transitions
过渡；转变
transitions is the third person singular of transition.
to make a transition; to change from one state or condition to another
- 1.
To make a transition.
进行转变。
- 2.
To bring through a transition; to change.
使经历转变；改变。
- 3.
To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.
改变性别角色或生理及性特征,以符合自我认同的性别。
使过渡；使转变；改变；进行性别过渡；改变性别特征以符合自我认同的性别；进行转变。；使经历转变；改变。；改变性别角色或生理及性特征,以符合自我认同的性别。
In use
Many employees struggle when they transition to a new manager.
She is transitioning from full-time work to freelance projects.
The company transitioned to a four-day workweek last year.
transition from A to B
表示从一种状态、阶段或职业转向另一种，from 后接起点，to 后接终点。
She transitioned from a career in marketing to one in tech.
她从市场营销行业转行到了科技行业。
transition into something
into 强调逐渐进入新状态，常用于进行时。
The city is transitioning into a modern metropolis.
这座城市正在过渡为一座现代化大都市。
transition someone/something (from something) to something
作及物动词时，主语是促使改变的人或因素，宾语是被改变的人或事物。
Connections
Collocations
- transition from A to B
- 从A过渡到B
- It takes time to transition from one job to another.从一份工作过渡到另一份工作需要时间。
- transition into
- 过渡进入…；转变成…
- She transitioned into a leadership position last year.她去年过渡到了领导岗位。
- transition smoothly
- 顺利过渡
- The project transitioned smoothly from planning to execution.项目从规划阶段顺利过渡到了执行阶段。
- transition out of
- 从…过渡出来；逐步脱离…
- Many workers are transitioning out of manufacturing industries.许多工人正逐步脱离制造业。
- transition someone to
- 使某人过渡到…；让某人转到…
- The coach helped transition the athlete to a new training program.教练帮助这名运动员过渡到了一个全新的训练计划。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：transition 与 tradition 只差一个字母，传统（tradition）需经历过渡（transition）才能改变。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：职场与组织变革、学术或正式写作、性别认同话题 作为动词时，transition 多用于较正式或书面语境，如职业发展、组织变革；在谈论性别过渡时也比较常见。日常口语中有时会说成 switch 或 move on，但 transition 并非生僻词。整体风格偏中性，可根据具体场合选用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 transition 的重读部分 /ˈzɪʃən/ 押韵，重读元音均为 /ɪ/。注意不要仅凭拼写判断：如 nation /ˈneɪʃən/ 和 question /ˈkwestʃən/ 虽也以 -tion 结尾，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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