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〕