alter
- v.改变;(使)更改;修改(衣服使更合身);改动
alterverb
（使）改变，更改，改动
to become different; to make sb/sth different
Prices did not alter significantly during 2004.
2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him.
他变得我几乎认不出来了。
It doesn't alter the way I feel.
这并没有改变我的感受。
Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.
错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。
The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife.
地貌彻底改变，严重损害了野生动物。
修改（衣服使更合身）
to make changes to a piece of clothing so that it will fit you better
verb
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- remove the ovaries of
- Is your cat spayed?
- Synonym: neuter spay castrate
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- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- her mood changes in accordance with the weather
- The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
- Synonym: change vary
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- cause to change;make different;cause a transformation
- The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
- Synonym: change modify
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- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- Synonym: interpolate falsify
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- make an alteration to
- This dress needs to be altered
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It doesn 't alter the way I feel .
这并没有改变我的感受。
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Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame .
错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。
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People alter their voices in relationship to background noise .
人们根据环境噪音的大小调节自己的声音。
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Prices may be altered without notice .
价格变动不另行通知。
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Prices did not alter significantly during 2004 .
2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
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He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him .
他变得我几乎认不出来了。
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Programs are expensive , and even more so if you have to keep altering them .
买软件很贵，要是老得更换，那就更贵了。
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The landscape has been radically altered , severely damaging wildlife .
地貌彻底改变，严重损害了野生动物。
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It would be sacrilege to alter the composer 's original markings .
改动作曲家原有的符号是亵渎行为。
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Superman 's alter ego was Clark Kent .
超人的第二自我是克拉克∙肯特。
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The current division of labor between workers and management will alter .
当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。
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They have never altered their programmes by a single day .
他们一天也未变更过他们的节目。
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Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work altered .
突然来了一些其他的项目，我的工作重点便转移了。
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It 's the collision of disparate ideas that alters one 's perspective
是迥然不同的观点之间的碰撞改变了人们的看法。
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The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit .
政府已经修改了有关领取失业救济金资格的规章制度。
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I don 't think it has fundamentally altered the sport
我认为它并没有从根本上改变这项运动。
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He is unlikely to alter his game plan .
他不大可能改变自己的策略。
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We have literally altered the chemistry of our planet 's atmosphere
我们确实改变了地球大气层的化学构成。
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Diet and exercise will alter your shape
节食和锻炼会改变你的体形。
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Little had altered in the village
村子里几乎没有什么变化。
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She is , first and foremost , her husband 's alter ego .
她首先是丈夫的知己。
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He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways
他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
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He 's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests .
他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。
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Aircraft can avoid each other by going up and down , as well as by altering course to left or right
飞机可以通过上下升降和左右移动改变航线来避免相撞。
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Computers allow the plans to be fine-tuned and to be altered quickly .
计算机使得这些图样能够得到细调，并且可以迅速更改。
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Her expression suddenly altered
她的表情一下子变了。
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The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird .
改造后的景观看起来很不自然，极其怪异。
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The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life .
她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。
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It was the suggestion that he might alter course to win an election that really nettled him .
是那条让他改变策略以赢得选举的建议惹恼了他。
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Barry Humphries 's alter ego Dame Edna has taken the US by storm .
巴里·汉弗莱斯凭借埃德娜夫人一角轰动全美。
普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
A witch changed the boy into a mouse.
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。
Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。
指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。
Please convert this money into RMB.
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。
指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。
The plan must be modified if it is to be used.
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。
指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。
The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。
普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。
Coal can be turned into heat.
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。
指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。
The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。