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单词 modify
释义
modify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈmɑː.də.faɪ/

modifyverb[T](CHANGE)

C1
tochangesomething such as aplan,opinion,law, or way ofbehaviourslightly, usually toimproveit or make it moreacceptable:
（稍作）修改，更改，改造，改变
Instead ofsimplypunishingthem, thesystemencouragesoffendersto modifytheirbehaviour.这个制度并不是单单惩罚犯罪者，而是鼓励他们改正自己的行为。
Theproposalswereunpopularand were onlyacceptedin a modifiedform.这些建议不受欢迎，修改之后才得以接受。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to make different
  • changeShe'll always be like that - you can't change her.
  • alterWe've had to alter our plans.
  • varyTry to vary the children's diet a little.
  • convertWe're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
  • turn intoThere are plans to turn his latest book into a film.
  • transformThe riverside area has been transformed into a shopping and sports complex.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Adapting and modifying
  • acclimate
  • acclimation
  • acclimatization
  • acclimatize
  • accommodate
  • amendment
  • chameleon
  • change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
  • configure
  • counter-adaptation
  • pliancy
  • pliant
  • pliantly
  • putsomethingback
  • putsomething/someoneforward
  • unacclimatized
  • unadapted
  • unamended
  • writesomeoneout ofsomething
  • Zelig
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modifyverb[T](LANGUAGE)

languagespecialized
If a word or phrase modifies another word or phrase used with it, itlimitsoraddstoitsmeaning:
修饰，限定
In thesentence"Sheranquickly" theadverb"quickly" modifies theverb"ran".在句子 She ran quickly 中，副词 quickly 修饰动词 ran。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: grammatical terms
  • ablative
  • apposition
  • appositive
  • appositively
  • attributively
  • concord
  • demonstrative
  • feminine
  • intensifier
  • nominal
  • nominative
  • predicatively
  • premodifier
  • quantifier
  • regularity
  • singular
  • stative
  • syntactic
  • syntax
  • uncountable
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(Definition ofmodifyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

modify| American Dictionary

modify
verb[T]
us
/ˈmɑd·əˌfɑɪ/

modifyverb[T](CHANGE)

tochangesomethingslightly,esp. toimproveit or make it moreacceptableor lessextreme:
Theschoolboarddecidedto modifyitsexistingemploymentpolicy.

modifyverb[T](GRAMMAR)

grammar
tolimitoraddto themeaningof a word or phrase
(Definition ofmodifyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

modify| Business English

modify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/us
toslightlychangesomething such as aplan,method, orlaw, usually toimproveit or make it moreacceptable:
Allfilesaremarkedwith thedateandtimethey were last modified.
We modified some of thewordingin the secondversion.
Instead ofsendingthem away without ananswer, thesystemencouragesusersto modifytheirsearch.
to makechangesto something such as avehicle,machine, ortool, so that it can be used for a differentpurposeor in a different way:
It ispossibleto modify thekeyboardtosuittheindividualuser.

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adapt
(Definition ofmodifyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmodify

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Their spatial patterns are significantly modified by the presence of the positron component.
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The circuit of this microphone was modified to handle higher sound pressure levels without distortion.
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Other than changing the observer's position and adding a viscous medium, nothing else is modified in this movement.
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Finally, mutation is modified because classifier systems use the trinary alphabet.
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A programming language can be modified to control spatial relationships between objects, and their scale, quantity, deformation or other mathematically described characteristics.
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Goals are hypothetical future world-states similar to those currently obtaining, but modified in a manner both attainable and beneficial.
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Rule 6.9 also provides access to a locked lot, but by modifying its topology at the expense on adjacent lot, instead of inserting an extender.
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Alternatively, it could star t modifying good solutions, not just any random population member.
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Preparation for rescheduling involved the task model being modified such that only the tasks to be included within the revised schedules would be considered.
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To achieve this, the aper ture of the output laser beam was increased by modifying the final vacuum spatial filter in the system.
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The highest relative predictive power and the best relation of sensitivity and specificity were found for all three modified subsets taken together.
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In fact, even if the energy level is rather low in the wings of the spot, the laser flux inside the target is modified.
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Instead of a clear distinction between subject and object, there is a continuous interchange between stage and audience, progressively modified as a performance unfolds.
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The transverse intensity gradient generates a ponderomotive force, which modifies the plasma density profile in the transverse direction.
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The diffusion coefficient is modified by the effect of trapping.
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