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modify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
1 change (sth) slightly, esp to make it less extreme or to improve it 稍改(某事物); (尤指)使缓和, 使改善, 使改进
The union has been forced to modify its position. 工会被迫稍稍改变立场.
The policy was agreed by the committee, but only in a modified form. 那政策惟经修改後始获委员会同意.
The heating system has recently been modified to make it more efficient. 最近供暖设备已稍加改动以提高效率. =>Usage at change1 用法见change1.
2 (grammar) (esp of an adj or adv) limit the sense of (another word) (尤指形容词或副词)修饰, 限定(另一词)的意义
In `the black cat´ the adjective `black´ modifies the noun `cat´. 在`黑猫'这一词组中, 形容词`黑'修饰名词`猫'.
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