modify
- vt.修改;修饰;调整;缓和;使温和;使更适合
过去式： modified 现在分词： modifying 过去分词： modified 第三人称单数： modifies
mod 方法,模式 + -ify 动词后缀
modifyverb
调整；稍作修改；使更适合
to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose
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。
缓和；使温和
to make sth less extreme
to modify your behaviour/language/views
使你的行为 / 语言 / 观点更容易让人接受
修饰
a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifies another word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way
In ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.
在walk slowly中，副词slowly修饰动词walk。
modify
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VERB 修改;变更;改进
If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.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。
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Relatively minor modifications were required.
只需稍作改动。
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VERB 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.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。
verb
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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 alter
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- make less severe or harsh or extreme
- please modify this letter to make it more polite
- he modified his views on same-gender marriage
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- add a modifier to a constituent
- Synonym: qualify
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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。
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Neither party may unilaterally modify the contract .
任何一方不得擅自修改合同。
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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。
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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。
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Subjects in the study were asked to follow a modified diet .
要求研究对象按改进的食谱进食。
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Is this not a possible outcome of the development of genetically modified food ?
这难道不是转基因食品开发可能会导致的一种结果吗？
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The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert .
车辆已改装过以适应沙漠的环境。
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Top supermarkets are to ban many genetically modified foods .
大品牌超市即将下架许多转基因食品。
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The plane was a modified version of the C-130 .
这种飞机是C-130的改进机型。
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It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify .
形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
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In some schools , Christmas carols are being modified to exclude any reference to Christ .
某些学校正在对圣诞颂歌进行修改，删除提及耶稣的内容。
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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agoodcry，不说acrygood。
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The plan must be modified if it is to be used .
这项计划要用就必须修改。
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You 'd better modify your tone .
你最好说得和缓些才是。
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We have modified our plan .
我们变更了计划。
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The industrial revolution modified the whole structure of English society .
工业革命改变了整个英国社会的结构。
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Such extraction modifies the whole cell-membrance network throughout the wool fiber .
这种萃取改变了整个毛纤维中所有细胞膜的网状结构。
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In " the black cat " the adjective " black " modifies the noun " cat " .
在“theblackcat”这一词组中，形容词“black”修饰名词“cat”。
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Indeed , the beards modified their economic determinism in the1940s and gave greater play to the force of ideas and ideals than they had before .
实际上，比尔德夫妇，在1940年代就已修正了他们的经济决定论的观点，而比之他们以前更多地看好思想与理想的力量。
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What he was emphasizing , however , is the way reality can modify idealistic views .
然而他所强调的是现实世界影响理想主义观点的方式本身。
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I 'll admit I 've never quite understood the obsession surrounding genetically modified ( GM ) crops .
我承认我从来没有完全理解过对转基因作物的痴迷。
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Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour .
其他研究表明，仅仅帮助人们将其能源消耗与当地平均水平进行比较就足以改变他们的行为。
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Piaget argued that attaining and accepting a vocation is one of the best ways to modify idealized views and to mature .
皮亚杰认为获得并接受一个职位是改变理想化认识和变成熟的最佳途径之一。
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She says she is aware that plenty of people do not want to eat genetically modified crops , but she is pushing ahead with every available tool until one works .
她表示自己意识到很多人不想吃转基因作物，但她正在推进每种可用的工具，直到其中一种发挥作用。
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They argue that GM foods have never delivered on their supposed promise , that money spent on GM crops would be better channeled to organic farming and that consumers should be protected with warning labels on any products that contain genetically modified ingredients .
他们辩称,转基因食品从来没有兑现他们的承诺,用于转基因作物的资金应该流向有机农业,任何含有转基因成分的产品上都应该贴上警告标签，从而保护消费者。
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One relatively simple fix , Mr. Zdziarski said , would be for Apple to modify future versions of the iPhone to require a user to enter a passcode before the phone will accept the sort of modified operating system that the F.B.I. wants Apple to create .
兹阿尔斯基表示，对于苹果公司来说，一种相对简单的补救方式就是，未来推出的iPhone版本做些改变，手机在接受苹果依照联邦调查局的意愿改动的操作系统前，用户要输入密码来确认。
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Although many of his specific conclusions have been rejected or modified over the years , his ideas inspired thousands of studies by investigators all over the world .
尽管多年来他的许多具体的结论都被否定或修改，但他的观点还是激发了世界各地研究人员开展了数千项研究。
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A contract may be modified if the parties reach a consensus .
当事人协商一致即可以变更合同。
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Frictional behavior is modified by colloidal silica or starch deposition .
耐磨损性能可以通过在织物上沉淀胶状硅或淀粉一类物质而得到改善。
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Established practices are difficult to modify .
既定的惯例是很难更改的。
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。