alter

英['ɔːltə(r)] 美['ɔːltər]
  • v. 改变;更改;阉割;切除卵巢
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星级词汇:
    v. (动词)
    1. 改变,改动,改换,修改,更改
    2. <俚>阉割,去势
    3. 改建(房屋)
    4. 改做(衣服)
    5. 变老
    6. 给(雄性动物)去势
    7. 给(雌性动物)割去卵巢
    8. 变样,变化,改变
    9. 减损
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 改变,更改 become different; change; make sth different

英英释义

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. 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?"

1. She is, first and foremost, her husband's alter ego.
她首先是丈夫的知己。

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2. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.
当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。

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3. Barry Humphries's alter ego Dame Edna has taken the US by storm.
巴里·汉弗莱斯凭借埃德娜夫人一角轰动全美。

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4. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.
他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。

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5. He is unlikely to alter his game plan.
他不大可能改变自己的策略。

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. But nothing can alter the facts.
      但任何东西也改变不了这些事实。
    2. Alter Current Boot Record Serial Number.
      更改当前引导纪录序列号。
    3. Marshaling the structure can transform the layout and alter the offset.
      封送结构可转换布局并更改偏移量。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. My opinion on that question has never altered.
      我对那个问题的看法始终没有改变过。
    2. He has altered not very obviously.
      他的变化不算很大。
    3. She has altered much older than before.
      她变得比以前更老了。
    4. His appearance has altered a great deal.
      他的容貌变了许多。
    5. As times alter, men's affections change.
      时过境迁。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. She is trying to alter the coat.
      她正设法改那件衣服。
    2. He alters his face suddenly.
      他突然变了脸。
    3. The little boy altered his behaviour.
      这个小男孩儿改变了态度。
    4. The plane altered course.
      飞机改变了航向。
    5. But nothing can alter the facts.
      但是事实是改变不了的。
    6. Measures must be taken to alter the situation.
      必须采取措施来改变目前的情况。
    7. The tailor can alter your new coat to fit you.
      裁缝会将你的新上衣改得合你的身的。
    8. Eaker would alter his behaviour to make you satisfy.
      埃克会改变他的行为而令你高兴的。
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    10. The arrangement can be altered at any time.
      这一安排随时可以改变。
v. (动词)
  1. alter常表示局部或表面的改变或变动,改变的范围或程度较小,而本质特性并未发生变化。
  2. alter可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
v. (动词)
alter, become, change, convert, modify, turn, vary
  • 这组词的共同意思是“改变”“变化”。change和alter有时可以互换。例如:
  • Whatever we do, we can't change〔alter〕 the facts.不管我们做什么,我们总不能改变事实。
  • He has changed〔altered〕 a lot since I last saw him.自从上次见面到现在,他变了很多。
  • The weather changes〔alters〕 almost daily.天气差不多天天在变。
  • 其区别是:
  • 1.change在这几个词中是最普遍、最不正式的一个,可用于任何变化的过程,而不论变化的性质和程度; alter指局部的、表面的、轻微的“改变”“改动”,修改后仍基本上保持原状; alter和convert都指形式和用途上的局部微小改变; turn指彻底改变,以至面目全非,且常用于朝坏的方向改变; modify指限定在一定范围内的修改或修饰,以使之更完美; vary则指事物或其一部分暂时地或反复地变化,从而使事物各部分呈现不同外貌和特点。例如:
  • When matter changes to a substance different from what it was, the change is a chemical change.当物质变成和原来不同的物质时,这种变化是化学变化。
  • The plan is O.K. at large, but I suggest it be altered.该计划总的来说是可以的,但我建议做进一步修改。
  • Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume.压力随温度成正比例变化,与容积成反比例变化。
  • All the bank bill was converted into cash.所有的银行票据都兑换成了现金。
  • Those who were once for him have turned against him.那些原来支持他的人现在转而反对他。
  • The newspaper turned against the president.该报转而攻击总统。
  • After he left the university, he became a teacher, but he later turned to translation.他大学毕业后当了教师,但后来转向翻译工作。
  • 2.convert可指改变信仰,尤其是宗教信仰; modify指态度变温和。例如:
  • He has converted from Buddhism to Catholicism.他已放弃佛教改信天主教了。
  • You'd better modify your tone.你最好缓和一下你的口气。
  • He will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.他如果想当选,就得把观点变得明朗些。
  • change,alter,vary,convert,modify,transform,turn
  • 这些动词均含有“变化,改变”之意。
  • change指任何变化,完全改变,强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
  • alter常指轻微的改变,强调基本上保持原物、原状的情况下所进行的部分改变。
  • vary暗示不规则或断断续续地变。
  • convert指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时,强调较激烈、大的改变。
  • modify强调起限定作用的变化或变更。指细小的变化,常含“缓和、降调”的意味。
  • transform指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化,失去原状成为全新的东西。
  • turn指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面的变化,比change更通俗。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    alter to〔into〕 (v.+prep.)
      改变为,更改为 become different; change; make sth different
      alter sth to〔into〕 sth

      We have to alter the house into a barn.

      我们不得不把房子改建成谷仓。

      The bright boy altered it to a circular form.

      这个聪明的男孩把它改成了圆形。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词