Modify Modified Verb Sth Make Order Word Describes
Modify is a verb meaning to change something slightly, usually to improve it, and can also refer to words in grammar that describe or limit the meaning of another word.
[VERB 动词]修改;变更;改进 If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.
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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。
modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
只需稍作改动。
...behaviour modification techniques.
行为矫正方法
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[VERB 动词]修饰;限定 A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word.
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[TECHNICAL 术语]
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。
Oxford
mod·ifyAWL/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ; NAmEˈmɑːdɪfaɪ/verb(modi·fies,modi·fy·ing,modi·fied,modi·fied)1modifysth to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose 调整;稍作修改;使更适合SYN
adapt
◆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。2modifysth to make sth less extreme 缓和;使温和SYN
adjust
◆to modifyyour behaviour/language/views使你的行为╱语言╱观点更容易让人接受3modifysth ( grammar 语法) a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifiesanother word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way 修饰◆In ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.在 walk slowly 中,副词 slowly 修饰动词 walk。modifymodifiesmodifiedmodifyingmod·ify/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ; NAmEˈmɑːdɪfaɪ/
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modifymod‧i‧fy /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/ ●●○AWL verb (past tense and past participle modified, present participle modifying, third person singular modifies) [transitive]
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1to make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effectiveSYN adapt: The feedback will be used to modify the course for next year. The regulations can only be modified by a special committee.modify something to do something The seats can be modified to fit other types of vehicle.2technical if an adjective, adverb etc modifies another word, it describes something or limits the word’s meaning. In the phrase ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.
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modify
[ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]modified, modifying, modifies
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modified[2912] modifying[315]
修改(84%),更改(8%),修饰(7%),缓和(1%)
vt.修改,修饰;更改
vi.修改
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