altering
present participle ofalter
| 单词 | altering |
| 释义 | altering present participle ofalter alter verb uk/ˈɒl.tər/us/ˈɑːl.tɚ/alterverb(CHANGE)B2[IorT] tochangesomething, usuallyslightly, or tocausethecharacteristicsof something tochange: We've had to alter some ofourplans. Although thecostof makingphonecallsis going up, thechargeforconnectingto theinternetwill not alter. Giving upourcarhasradicallyalteredourlifestyle. to make different
[T] tochangethesizeofclothesso that theyfitbetter: I took thecoatback to theshoptohaveit altered.
Changing
alterverb(REMOVE ORGANS)[T]US polite wordforcastrateorspay Zoology: veterinary medicine
Examplesofalteringaltering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Environmental experience also can affect brain chemistry byalteringneurotransmitter synthesis, transmitter receptor synthesis, and transmitter uptake systems. From theCambridge English Corpus Our sensitivity analysis involvesalteringthese baseline assumptions within realistic limits and observing the consequences for the results. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, byalteringserotonin terminal development, prenatal exposure alters events weeks downstream from the exposure. From theCambridge English Corpus These data indicate that anesthetic action in the spinal cord indirectly suppresses ascending transmission of somatosensory information, therebyalteringthe 'arousal' level of the brain. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the sound files produced from the original bicycle bell are transformed primarily byalteringtheir pitch, which in turn changes their speed. From theCambridge English Corpus If change were radical, we would expect evidence and analysis on the process ofalteringthe colonato system in the interests of new sugarcane mills. From theCambridge English Corpus By electronicallyalteringher speaking and singing into male and female voices, she deconstructed myths of modern life. From theCambridge English Corpus Self-regulation occurs as a person interacts with his or her environment, selecting oralteringbehavior or the environment in a manner that maximizes adaptation. From theCambridge English Corpus We suggest that interaction of these macromolecules with the surface of schistosomula profoundly modifies the properties of the complete tegument, possibly byalteringmembrane-cytoskeletal interactions. From theCambridge English Corpus The mass membership of the party can prevent the parliamentary party, and particularly the leader, fromalteringthe party's ideological stance. From theCambridge English Corpus Alteringdevelopmental trajectories in mice by restricted index selection. From theCambridge English Corpus In some sense, this tight coupling and limited scripting abilities have introduced pratical limitations foralteringmodeling schemes. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus,alteringthe local rigidity of a channel protein during a simulation is likely to influence the dynamics and energetics of permeation. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, induction of some of these genes suggests that the aphid may bealteringthe oxidative status of the plant. From theCambridge English Corpus Some genetic defects in the mouse can be rescued by making aggregation chimeras and thusalteringthe microenvironment of the defective cells. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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