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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3239 COCA: 3685

modify

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mod·i·fy /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/ ●●○ AWL verb (modified, modifying, modifies) [transitiveT]  
1  CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effective 〔略微地〕修改，更改，改进，改造 SYN adapt
 The feedback will be used to modify the course for next year.
这些反馈意见将用于修改明年的课程。
 The regulations can only be modified by a special committee.
这些法规只能由特别委员会来修改。
modify something to do something
 The seats can be modified to fit other types of vehicle.
这些座椅可以略做改动，用在其他类型的车辆上。
2. technicalSLG 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’. 〔形容词、副词等〕修饰〔另一词〕
Examples from the Corpus
modify• The recipe is modified and simplified by succeeding generations of cooks.• The engines of the Atlas burned a modified aviation fuel, similar to kerosene, with liquid oxygen.• The biotech corporations argue that genetically modified crops will put an end to food shortages in the developing world.• They would, of course, be modified from normal naval requirements to suit our purposes.• We all modify our speech when speaking to people in authority.• Any move to modify that transgressive stance is seen by some as treason.• We can modify the design to make it suitable for commercial production.• I modified the handlebars on my bike to make it more comfortable.• Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.• They have similar Uvalues to triple glazing and good solar control properties which can be modified to suit specific needs.
From Longman Business Dictionary
modifymod·i·fy /ˈmɒdəfaɪˈmɑː-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp modified) [transitiveT]
to make changes, especially small changes, to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effective
The plan has been slightly modified.
Banks have modified their traditional role and now offer mortgages, pensions, and other financial services.
Origin modify
(1300-1400) French modifier, from Latin modificare “to measure, moderate”, from modus; → MODE
mod·i·fy verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3239 COCA: 3685
modify

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ADVERB | VERB + MODIFY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤considerably, drastically, extensively, greatly, heavily, profoundly, radically, significantly, substantially大加修改；徹底改動；大幅修改◇The original text has been modified so radically that it is barely recognizable.原文改動得如此徹底，幾乎面目全非。➤a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat稍作改動；略作修改；輕微改動；稍微改動▸➤gradually逐漸改變▸➤constantly不斷修改▸➤specially特意修改▸➤appropriately, suitably適當加以改造▸➤accordingly相應地改變▸➤chemically, genetically從化學結構上／從基因上進行改造◇genetically modified organisms轉基因生物➤structurally結構上調整VERB + MODIFY➤have to, need to不得不修改；需要改動◇You may need to modify your plans a little.或許你需要稍稍改動一下你的計劃。PREPOSITION➤for針對⋯改動◇We can modify the service for local conditions.我們可以針對當地條件對服務進行調整。PHRASES➤highly modified作了很大改動的▸➤in a modified form以調整過的形式◇These ideas are still used today, though in a slightly modified form.這些構想如今仍在採用，只是形式稍有些變化。➤modified to fit sth, modified to suit sth被修改以適應⋯◇Stories and characters had to be modified to fit a 21st-century audience.為了適應 21 世紀的觀眾，不得不對故事和人物作一些改動。➤a modified version修改過的版本◇A highly modified version of the program is being used.正在使用的是該程序經過大幅修改的版本。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3239 COCA: 3685
modify verb
⇨ adjust (modify equipment) ⇨ moderate (modify your behaviour)

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