1. | ~ sth 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。 |
2. | ~ sth 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 |
3. | ~ sth 修饰a word, such as an adjective or adverb, thatmodifies 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。 |
