transcribe

/træns'kraib/

Thân thiện

A student uses a computer to transcribe a recorded interview.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make a written or typed copy of spoken material: To convert speech, notes, or other audio information into a written or printed form.
   • To write out or rewrite in a different form or script: To represent words or text using a different writing system or to arrange them in a different format.
   • To arrange a piece of music for a different instrument or voice: To adapt a musical composition so it can be performed by instruments or voices other than those originally intended.
   • In genetics, to convert DNA into RNA: To synthesize a molecule of RNA using a DNA template, a key step in gene expression.

Usage Examples

• To copy spoken material:
  • The secretary was asked to transcribe the minutes of the meeting.
  • I need to transcribe this interview from the audio recording.
• To rewrite in a different form:
  • Scholars transcribe ancient manuscripts into modern script for easier study.
  • The linguist will transcribe the dialect using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• To arrange music differently:
  • He transcribed the orchestral piece for solo piano.
• In genetics:
  • The enzyme RNA polymerase helps transcribe DNA into messenger RNA.

Advanced Usage

• "to transcribe something for something": To adapt something, especially music, for a specific purpose.
  • The composer transcribed the folk songs for a string quartet.
• "to transcribe from something": To make a copy originating from a specific source.
  • She transcribed the quotes directly from the original tape.

Variants and Related Words

• Transcriber (n): A person or device that transcribes.
  • She worked as a medical transcriber.
• Transcription (n): The act or result of transcribing.
  • The phonetic transcription was very detailed.
• Transcript (n): A written or printed copy of material that was originally spoken.
  • The court reporter provided a transcript of the trial.

Synonyms

• Copy out: To write a full copy of something.
• Write out: To put into writing.
• Render: To represent or translate into another form.
• Adapt: To make suitable for a new use or purpose, especially in music.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Transcribe" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "for" or "from," as shown in Advanced Usage.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that center on the verb "transcribe.")

Học thuật

Verb

1. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
2. make a phonetic transcription of
   • The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant
3. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
4. rewrite in a different script
   • The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
5. write out from speech, notes, etc.
   • Transcribe the oral history of this tribe

Từ đồng nghĩa

• transliterate