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单词 alteration
释义
alteration
noun
uk
/ˌɒl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
C1[C]
achange, usually aslightchange, in theappearance,character, orstructureof something:
（通常指轻微地）改动，修改；改变，（使）变化
Severalpoliceofficersare beingquestionedabout the alteration of thedocuments.因为文件被篡改一事，数名警察正接受讯问。
Thehouseneededextensivealterations when wemovedin.我们搬进来的时候，房子已经该大修了。
Some alterationstoouroriginalplansmight benecessary.或许有必要对我们最初的计划作一些改动。
Synonyms
adjustment(CHANGE)
amendment
change(BECOMING DIFFERENT)
modification(CHANGE)
mutation
[CorU]
achangeorchangesmade to thesizeorshapeof apieceofclothingso that itfitsbetter:
（对衣服尺寸和形状的）改动
She's getting some alterations done to herdress.她对衣服做了些改动。
C1[U]
theprocessofchangingsomething:
变化（过程）
Thelandscapehasundergoneconsiderablealteration.这里的风景发生了很大改变。
More examples
  • It was alonghaul, but the alterations to thehousearefinishedat last.
  • Majoralterationsmeantthat alargepartof thegallerywasclosedfor severalyears.
  • Theyunderestimatedthecostof alterations andrepairsandfailedtofinishtheproject.
  • Any alterations to theoriginalplanhave to beapprovedby thecommittee.
  • Anetworkofoldtunnelswasdiscoveredbyworkmenmaking alterations to apropertyin theoldtown.
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(Definition ofalterationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

alteration| Business English

alteration
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃən/us
achangein theappearance,character, orstructureof something:
an alteration to sthSome alterations toouroriginalplansmight benecessary.
If you havemadeanyalterationssince you lastsavedthedocument, awarningmessagewillappear.
significant/major alterationThe report'srecommendationsshould beadoptedwithoutmajoralteration.
(Definition ofalterationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofalteration

alteration
Any alterations at proof stage, apart from the correction of printer's misprints, are expensive and must be avoided.
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Major alterations to the text will be accepted only at the author's expense.
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In relation to pension spending alterations, the relationship becomes more specific, with rising unemployment and pensioners burdening an already too narrow budgetary system.
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The ideologically liberal economic ideas and policy structural alterations that the right implements can have an indirect influence on pension changes.
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Given an optimal solution of the primal problem (12), one can analyze under what data alterations this solution remains feasible.
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However, this rationalization for the lack of behavioural alterations in infected grass shrimps needs further experimentation.
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Living organisms in gravity environments deviating from 1-g show significant physiological alterations, however the corresponding cellular responses are still poorly understood.
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The next phase of our work focuses on exploring the alterations in physiological mechanisms that might allow for growth of eukaryotic microbes at acid extremes.
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As a consequence, viral populations are heterogeneous and dynamic structures composed by ensembles of different genomes evolving in response to environmental alterations.
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Broadly speaking these were alterations in the brain and in the social environment of the child.
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Such alterations would not affect the nature of second-best pension schemes in a qualitative sense, however.
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Parasite-induced alterations in both appearance and behaviour concur to render infected gammarids more vulnerable to predation, thus promoting parasite transmission.
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Parasites were observed under a dissecting microscope and alterations in their behaviour noted over time.
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Given the extensive interconnections between the amygdala and orbitofrontal regions one might also expect to see alterations in the ventral frontal regions as well.
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The fact that alterations in social behavior occur during adolescence is incontrovertible.
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Collocationswithalteration

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These are words often used in combination withalteration.

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drastic alteration
It is far too early to make such a drastic alteration as this.
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epigenetic alteration
Patients can be divided into subgroups with particular cytogenetic, molecular genetic or epigenetic alterations.
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extensive alteration
An unanticipated byproduct of this extensive alteration was the introduction of caries and the formation of abscesses.
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