transmute/trænzˈmju:t; trænz`mjut/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]~sth (into sth) change sth (into sth completely different)将某事物改变（为完全不同的事物） In former times it was thought that ordinary metal could be transmuted into gold. 古时认为一般金属能变成黄金.
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