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Definition of modify in English: modifyverbmodifying, modifies, modified ˈmɒdɪfʌɪˈmɑdəˌfaɪ [with object]1Make partial or minor changes to (something) she may be prepared to modify her views 她或许准备修改自己的观点。 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, I don't think he made a single correct statement, only asking questions and modifying the answers to fit.
- He claims it is not possible to have a public open space because the developer is not prepared to modify its planning application to incorporate a green area.
- In the course of the final two days of debate, the government and the Labor Party used their numbers to defeat a series of amendments from the minor parties to modify the call-out power.
- The trials in June will be to find out if it works and modifying it with a view to having a serious roll out next year.
- It would be appropriate too if the powers that be had another look at the existing monetary penalties with a view to modifying them - upwards!
- He said you should modify your diet to fit in with the types of fruit, vegetables and herbs that you could easily grow.
- With this tool, you can see what other changes happened at the same time and even what line of code was modified in which version.
- They're actually modified versions of proteins used in the digestive system.
- Despite this, and despite my complete lack of any experience at all with Perl, I decided that a good thing to do would be to modify them for version 4.
- Recognize the times when you become stressed - prepare yourself and modify your behavior to avoid the situation if possible.
- Brokers in each office could view and modify the sheets at the same time.
- Enormous subsequent engineering projects have modified the river still further, depriving it of huge wetland areas.
- They're modified only slightly to fit in with the journal entry format.
- In addition, I would like to be able to add, view and modify appointments using my web browser.
- A simple search facility was incorporated within the web interface to enable users, according to their user privileges, to identify patients and to view and modify their records.
- Doing that easily is mandatory, along with viewing and modifying information, data mining, ad-hoc querying, and other data manipulations.
- To lead, you have to discuss and be prepared to modify your position.
- Rather than modifying their ideas to fit their shapeless world, they try and modify the world to fit their precisely-shaped ideas.
- I modify small details to fit the purposes of my story.
- The company is interested in sustainable production and, like the other manufacturers mentioned below, is happy to modify furniture to fit the space.
Synonyms alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, amend, improve, revise, recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel, remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, refine, reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, convert customize, tailor informal tweak technical permute rare permutate moderate, revise, temper, soften, tone down, blunt, dull, qualify, restrict, limit, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, lower, abate, mitigate - 1.1Biology Transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution.
〔生〕使改形，使转化 the traps of insectivorous plants are modified leaves Example sentencesExamples - A number of flowering plants have flowers which are structurally modified for bird pollination.
- They are able to mentally recreate visual experience, allowing them to transform and modify the arrangement of items.
- However, there are a huge number of ways in which this basic pattern has been modified through evolution.
- Some blocks are there to modify the metabolism of molecules and others modify the overall structure to improve drug delivery.
- Everything about the human body is either a retention of these basic characteristics, or else has been modified by evolution.
- 1.2Grammar (especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)
〔语法〕（尤指形容词）修饰（名词） the target noun is modified by a ‘direction’ word 目标名词被一“方向”词修饰。 Example sentencesExamples - When an adjective modifies a noun (usually appearing right before it), it is known as an attributive adjective.
- Since miss is a noun in this phrase, it should be modified by an adjective, not an adverb.
- Or the other word could be an adjective modifying the noun, as in underage drinker.
- An attributive adjective modifies an ungrounded noun, thereby contributing to the specification of the type designated by the noun.
- The semantic distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive modification applies to adjectives that modify nouns as well as to relative clauses.
- 1.3Phonetics Pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm for that sound.
〔语音〕变（音）
Derivativesadjective ˈmɒdɪfʌɪəb(ə)lˌmɑdəˈfaɪəb(ə)l So far, Internet standards have functioned as a common resource, accessible to and modifiable by all users. Example sentencesExamples - Note that two out of five of the above characteristics are completely modifiable by human preferences and action: in other words, they are cultural, not biological indicators of difference.
- And why is a Disabled field modifiable yet not submitted?
- This book reminds the reader that these connections are flexible and modifiable.
- Democracy, political rights, and civil liberties are politically modifiable variables that seem to be associated with health status.
adjective ˈmɒdɪfɪkeɪt(ə)ri In syntactic analysis, a construction of the sentence (structural analysis tree) such as modificatory relations among the words is determined as will be described later. Example sentencesExamples - Being based on the colour of maternal tissue, this polymorphism necessarily has a modificatory basis.
- Psychotherapy's objective of facilitating beneficial change or development with its patients or clients certainly qualifies it as party to disciplinary power's modificatory objectives.
- Thus, we found no evidence for a modificatory genome size plasticity in D. villosum.
- Glaciers are powerful modificatory agents, and they can duplicate human flaking to a startling degree.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus (see mode). Definition of modify in US English: modifyverbˈmɑdəˌfaɪˈmädəˌfī [with object]1Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme. 修改，更改；改变 she may be prepared to modify her views 她或许准备修改自己的观点。 a modified version of the aircraft 该飞机的改进机型。 Example sentencesExamples - They're actually modified versions of proteins used in the digestive system.
- Rather than modifying their ideas to fit their shapeless world, they try and modify the world to fit their precisely-shaped ideas.
- In fact, I don't think he made a single correct statement, only asking questions and modifying the answers to fit.
- A simple search facility was incorporated within the web interface to enable users, according to their user privileges, to identify patients and to view and modify their records.
- The company is interested in sustainable production and, like the other manufacturers mentioned below, is happy to modify furniture to fit the space.
- It would be appropriate too if the powers that be had another look at the existing monetary penalties with a view to modifying them - upwards!
- To lead, you have to discuss and be prepared to modify your position.
- The trials in June will be to find out if it works and modifying it with a view to having a serious roll out next year.
- Despite this, and despite my complete lack of any experience at all with Perl, I decided that a good thing to do would be to modify them for version 4.
- I modify small details to fit the purposes of my story.
- Recognize the times when you become stressed - prepare yourself and modify your behavior to avoid the situation if possible.
- Doing that easily is mandatory, along with viewing and modifying information, data mining, ad-hoc querying, and other data manipulations.
- Brokers in each office could view and modify the sheets at the same time.
- Enormous subsequent engineering projects have modified the river still further, depriving it of huge wetland areas.
- He said you should modify your diet to fit in with the types of fruit, vegetables and herbs that you could easily grow.
- They're modified only slightly to fit in with the journal entry format.
- He claims it is not possible to have a public open space because the developer is not prepared to modify its planning application to incorporate a green area.
- In the course of the final two days of debate, the government and the Labor Party used their numbers to defeat a series of amendments from the minor parties to modify the call-out power.
- In addition, I would like to be able to add, view and modify appointments using my web browser.
- With this tool, you can see what other changes happened at the same time and even what line of code was modified in which version.
Synonyms alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, amend, improve, revise, recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel, remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, refine, reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, convert moderate, revise, temper, soften, tone down, blunt, dull, qualify, restrict, limit, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, lower, abate, mitigate - 1.1Biology Transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution.
〔生〕使改形，使转化 Example sentencesExamples - However, there are a huge number of ways in which this basic pattern has been modified through evolution.
- They are able to mentally recreate visual experience, allowing them to transform and modify the arrangement of items.
- Some blocks are there to modify the metabolism of molecules and others modify the overall structure to improve drug delivery.
- Everything about the human body is either a retention of these basic characteristics, or else has been modified by evolution.
- A number of flowering plants have flowers which are structurally modified for bird pollination.
- 1.2Grammar (especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)
〔语法〕（尤指形容词）修饰（名词） the target noun is modified by a “direction” word 目标名词被一“方向”词修饰。 Example sentencesExamples - An attributive adjective modifies an ungrounded noun, thereby contributing to the specification of the type designated by the noun.
- When an adjective modifies a noun (usually appearing right before it), it is known as an attributive adjective.
- The semantic distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive modification applies to adjectives that modify nouns as well as to relative clauses.
- Or the other word could be an adjective modifying the noun, as in underage drinker.
- Since miss is a noun in this phrase, it should be modified by an adjective, not an adverb.
- 1.3Phonetics Pronounce (a speech sound) in a way that is different from the norm for that sound.
〔语音〕变（音）
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus (see mode). |