modify
英 [ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]
美 [ˈmɑːdɪfaɪ]
v. 调整; 稍作修改; 使更适合; 缓和; 使温和; 修饰
过去分词：modified 现在分词：modifying 过去式：modified 第三人称单数：modifies
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同义词辨析
changealterconvertmodifytransformturnvary【导航词义：改变，变化】
changev. 改变，变更
〔辨析〕
普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
〔例证〕
A witch changed the boy into a mouse.
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
alterv. 改变
〔辨析〕
常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。
〔例证〕
Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
convertv. 转变，转化
〔辨析〕
指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。
〔例证〕
Please convert this money into RMB.
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
modifyv. 修改，改进
〔辨析〕
指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。
〔例证〕
The plan must be modified if it is to be used.
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
transformv. 改变
〔辨析〕
指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。
〔例证〕
The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
turnv. 改变，转变
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。
〔例证〕
Coal can be turned into heat.
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
varyv. 变化
〔辨析〕
指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。
〔例证〕
The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。
牛津词典
verb
- 调整；稍作修改；使更适合
to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose- The software we use has been modified for us.
我们使用的软件已按我们的需要作过修改。 - Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
病人获得有关如何调节自己饮食的指导。
- The software we use has been modified for us.
- 缓和；使温和
to make sth less extreme- to modify your behaviour/language/views
使你的行为 / 语言 / 观点更容易让人接受
- to modify your behaviour/language/views
- 修饰
a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifies another word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way- In ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.
在walk slowly中，副词slowly修饰动词walk。
- In ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 修改;变更;改进
If youmodifysomething, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.- The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy...
俱乐部成员的确同意修改吸纳新成员的政策。 - The plane was a modified version of the C-130.
这种飞机是C-130的改进机型。
- The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy...
- VERB 修饰;限定
A word or group of words thatmodifiesanother word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word.- It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'.
英语规定形容词通常放在其修饰的名词前：我们说 a good cry，不说 a cry good。
- It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'.
英英释义
verb
- cause to change
- The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
- make less severe or harsh or extreme
- please modify this letter to make it more polite
- he modified his views on same-gender marriage
- add a modifier to a constituent
双语例句
- You might need to modify the path according to your system and where you deposit the zip file.
根据您的系统和存放zip文件的位置，可能要修改路径。 - Fill in or modify the information for the user, privilege and default role.
填写或修改用户、特权和默认角色的信息。 - Neither party may unilaterally modify the contract.
任何一方不得擅自修改合同。 - With a persisted object graph, you can access and modify objects and changes will be persisted.
有了持久对象图，就可以访问和修改对象了，所做的更改将会是持久的。 - You can delete or modify hash entries, add a new entry, and so on.
您可以删除或修改散列条目和添加新的条目等等。 - The user needs to have rights to create, modify, and delete tables in the SAMPLE database.
该用户需要在SAMPLE数据库中创建、修改和删除数据表的权利。 - You can also use this same designer to modify or edit a Web service.
您还可以使用这个设计程序修改或编辑Web服务。 - The Table Editor provides the ability to modify data in a table.
TableEditor提供了修改表中数据的能力。 - The user can then edit and modify these settings appropriately.
之后，用户就可以适当地编辑或修改这些设置了。 - It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。