modifying
present participle ofmodify
| 单词 | modifying |
| 释义 | modifying present participle ofmodify 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: Instead ofsimplypunishingthem, thesystemencouragesoffendersto modifytheirbehaviour. Theproposalswereunpopularand were onlyacceptedin a modifiedform. to make different
Adapting and modifying
modifyverb[T](LANGUAGE)languagespecialized If a word or phrase modifies another word or phrase used with it, itlimitsoraddstoitsmeaning: In thesentence"Sheranquickly" theadverb"quickly" modifies theverb"ran". Linguistics: grammatical terms
Examplesofmodifyingmodifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Lipoxygenases may also contribute to cell elongation or degradation bymodifyingcell membrane phospholipid composition. From theCambridge English Corpus Forms of human intervention include supplying information and energy, physically assisting the robot andmodifyingthe environment to suit the robot. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, instead ofmodifyingthe connection weights, the activation value of input nodes associated with completed competition nodes are updated through feed-backward connections. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of the danger of running very complicated new code live, in practice most composers would content themselves withmodifyingpre-tested snippets. From theCambridge English Corpus Drugs which affect psychological functions often appear to do so bymodifyingbiochemical activities in the central nervous system. From theCambridge English Corpus In summary, our results show for the first time an important role for a soluble fibre, pectin, inmodifyingparasite biology. From theCambridge English Corpus Puppets also act asmodifyingagents in theatre for development and social change. From theCambridge English Corpus By extending andmodifyingsuch theories, a more complete description can be obtained. From theCambridge English Corpus Only the best attempts are developed further bymodifyingtheir parameters. From theCambridge English Corpus The ease ofmodifyingspecific features or contents of the application, such as in response to user feedback, indicates that this design objective was met. From theCambridge English Corpus One potential solution to this problem is to involve the user in the process ofmodifyingthe query. From theCambridge English Corpus The programme allowed us to change the selective advantage bymodifyingthe average life-expectancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Those changes have to be reflected in the language and this brings about the necessity ofmodifyingthe language compiler or interpreter. From theCambridge English Corpus They may be doing any number of things to legal materials including justifying, over ruling, ormodifyingthem. From theCambridge English Corpus Modifyingrelations between various socioeconomic households and redefinitions of social networks leads to exclusion of several households into dire structural poverty. 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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