vt. (使)转变;使皈依;兑换,换算;侵占;
vi. 经过转变;被改变;[橄榄球] 触地得分后得附加分;
n. 皈依者;改变宗教信仰者;
💡 con共同+vert转变→共同转→转化;改造
"We convert him, and we capture his inner mind ; we reshape him."
我们要改造他, 从思想上把他争取过来,让他 脱胎换骨.
近义:modify, mutate, transform, transmute, change, alter
反义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
vt. 击败,战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效,作废;
n. 战胜;失败;[法]废除;
💡 de向下+feat做,制作→做下去→打下去 →打败,摧毁
"She commiserated with the losers on their defeat."
她对失败的一方表示同情。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, pip, subdue, subjugate
反义:overthrow, rout, thrashing, trimming, whipping, beating