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alter

alter
[英] [ˈɔ:ltə] [美] [ˈɔltɚ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Alter  

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  • 词典例句

1. V-ERG 改变；变更；更改 If something alters or if you alter it, it changes. 

  • Little had altered in the village...

    村子里几乎没有什么变化。

  • They have never altered their programmes by a single day.

    他们一天也未变更过他们的节目。

Verb

1. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;

  • "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
  • "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

2. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;

  • "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
  • "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

3. make an alteration to;

  • "This dress needs to be altered"

4. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

5. remove the ovaries of;

  • "Is your cat spayed?"

医学

  • 1.①变更，改变；②阉，阉割：如家畜的阉割

法律

  • 1.变更
  • 2.变造
  • 3.改变
  • 4.更改

计算机

  • 1.【动】改变，变更
  • 2.修改
1. As times alter, men's affections change.
时过境迁。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.
翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文的意思。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. She is trying to alter the coat.
她正设法改那件衣服。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She was about to alter the trimmings of the dress.
她打算改动这件女服的装饰。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Sophistry cannot alter history.
诡辩改变不了历史。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. We have to alter the house into a barn.
我们不得不把房子改建成谷仓。

来自《简明英汉词典》