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modify

🇬🇧 UK/'mɒdifai/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

v.

To make partial changes to something; to make less extreme or severe; to qualify or describe (a word)

修改,变更;缓和;修饰(词语)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
modmeasure, mode, manner
+
ifyto make, to cause to become
=modify

Common Collocations

  • 1.modify plans修改计划
  • 2.modify behavior改变行为
  • 3.modify design修改设计
  • 4.slightly modify略作修改

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The architect had to [modify] the plans based on budget constraints.

  • 2.

    Adjectives [modify] nouns by adding specific descriptive information.

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