/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ ||; ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/verb
[T] (present participlemodifyingthird person singular presentmodifies;past tensepast participlemodified) to change sth slightly (稍微)修改,更改:
We shall need to modify the existing plan.我们将须要修改一下现行计划。 ➔modification /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ||; ˌmɑdəfəˈkeʃən/ noun [C,U]
modify/ˋmɑdə͵faI; ˈmɒdəfaI or ˈmɒdIfaI/v [T] modified , modifying , modifies 1 to make small changes to something in order to make it better or more suitable〔略微地〕修改﹐更改﹐改进﹐改造: The course will have to be modified for younger students. 这门课程必须作出调整﹐以适合年纪较小的学生。see box at见 CHANGE1 方框2 technical if an adjective, adverb etc modifies another word, it gives more information about it【术语】修饰〔某个词语〕