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词汇 modifying
释义 modifying
present participle ofmodify
modify
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈmɑː.də.faɪ/

modifyverb[T] (CHANGE)


C1
to change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable: (稍作)修改,更改,改造,改变
Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.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。
The proposals were unpopular and were only accepted in a modified form.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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Adapting and modifying
acclimate
acclimation
acclimatization
acclimatize
acclimatize to something
amendment
chameleon
change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
configure
counter-adaptation
pliant
pliantly
preadaptation
preadaptive
put something back
unacclimatized
unadapted
unamended
write someone out of something
Zelig

modifyverb[T] (LANGUAGE)


language specialized
If a word or phrase modifies another word or phrase used with it, it limits or adds to its meaning: 修饰,限定
In the sentence "She ran quickly" the adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "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
collocate
concord
dative
declension
direct object
genitive
indirect object
nominal
plural
plurally
post-modifier
postposition
postpositional
postpositive
syntax

Examples of modifying


modifying

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 by modifying cell membrane phospholipid composition.
Forms of human intervention include supplying information and energy, physically assisting the robot and modifying the environment to suit the robot.
Second, instead of modifying the connection weights, the activation value of input nodes associated with completed competition nodes are updated through feed-backward connections.
Because of the danger of running very complicated new code live, in practice most composers would content themselves with modifying pre-tested snippets.
Drugs which affect psychological functions often appear to do so by modifying biochemical activities in the central nervous system.
In summary, our results show for the first time an important role for a soluble fibre, pectin, in modifying parasite biology.
Puppets also act as modifying agents in theatre for development and social change.
By extending and modifying such theories, a more complete description can be obtained.
Only the best attempts are developed further by modifying their parameters.
The ease of modifying specific features or contents of the application, such as in response to user feedback, indicates that this design objective was met.
One potential solution to this problem is to involve the user in the process of modifying the query.
The programme allowed us to change the selective advantage by modifying the average life-expectancy.
Those changes have to be reflected in the language and this brings about the necessity of modifying the language compiler or interpreter.
They may be doing any number of things to legal materials including justifying, over ruling, or modifying them.
Modifying relations between various socioeconomic households and redefinitions of social networks leads to exclusion of several households into dire structural poverty.
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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