英语释义
1. to make less extreme moderate
traffic rules were modified to let him pass
— Van Wyck Brooks
2. to limit or restrict the meaning of especially in a grammatical construction
In the phrase "the red hat," the adjective "red" modifies the noun "hat."
3. to change (a vowel) by umlaut
4. to make minor changes in
had to modify his plan
5. to make basic or fundamental changes in often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new end
the wing of a bird is an arm modified for flying
6. to undergo change
7. to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts
8. to limit or describe the meaning of (a word or group of words)
9. to make changes in
modify a plan
10. to lower or reduce in amount or scale
In a little while familiarity modified their fears …
— Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
11. to limit in meaning qualify
The word “green” in the phrase “green gloves” modifies the word “gloves.”
12. to make a change in
modify behavior by the use of drugs