modify

verb

1. 调整；稍作修改；使更适合
   to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose
   1. The software we use has been modified for us.
      我们使用的软件已按我们的需要作过修改。
   2. Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
      病人获得有关如何调节自己饮食的指导。
2. 缓和；使温和
   to make sth less extreme
   1. to modify your behaviour/language/views
      使你的行为 / 语言 / 观点更容易让人接受
3. 修饰
   a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifies another word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way
   1. In ‘walk slowly’, the adverb ‘slowly’ modifies the verb ‘walk’.
      在walk slowly中，副词slowly修饰动词walk。

1. VERB 修改;变更;改进
   If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.
   1. The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy...
      俱乐部成员的确同意修改吸纳新成员的政策。
   2. The plane was a modified version of the C-130.
      这种飞机是C-130的改进机型。
2. VERB 修饰;限定
   A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word.
   1. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'.
      英语规定形容词通常放在其修饰的名词前：我们说 a good cry，不说 a cry good。

1. The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy
   俱乐部成员的确同意修改吸纳新成员的政策。
2. The plane was a modified version of the C-130.
   这种飞机是C-130的改进机型。
3. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'.
   英语规定形容词通常放在其修饰的名词前：我们说agoodcry，不说acrygood。
4. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
   形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
5. Neither party may unilaterally modify the contract.
   任何一方不得擅自修改合同。
6. Solr provides several plug-in points where you can add your own capabilities to extend or modify Solr's processing.
   Solr提供了几个插件点，您可以在这里添加定制功能来扩展或修改Solr处理。
7. You can delete or modify hash entries, add a new entry, and so on.
   您可以删除或修改散列条目和添加新的条目等等。
8. Or you can create or modify a set of steps manually directly in the test script.
   或者，您可以直接在测试脚本中手动创建或修改了一组步骤。
9. This provides a very predictable way to add, modify, and debug business logic.
   这就提供了一种可预测的方法来添加，修改和调整业务逻辑。
10. You can create, delete, and modify the type for existing partitions.
    您可以创建、删除和修改现有分区的类型。
11. You can modify this files by opening them with NotePad editor.
    您能够通过NotePad编辑器对这个文件进行修改。
12. You can also use this same designer to modify or edit a Web service.
    您还可以使用这个设计程序修改或编辑Web服务。
13. Also, BEFORE triggers can now contain UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT and routines that modify data.
    另外，BEFORE触发器现在可以包含UPDATE、DELETE、INSERT和修改数据的例程。
14. The Table Editor provides the ability to modify data in a table.
    TableEditor提供了修改表中数据的能力。
15. With a persisted object graph, you can access and modify objects and changes will be persisted.
    有了持久对象图，就可以访问和修改对象了，所做的更改将会是持久的。
16. You might need to modify the path according to your system and where you deposit the zip file.
    根据您的系统和存放zip文件的位置，可能要修改路径。
17. To modify this "present time" behavior, provide startDate and endDate query parameters in the GET request.
    要修改这个“presenttime”行为，在GET请求中提供startDate和endDate查询参数。
18. AdminConfig provides lots of methods to query attributes and create, remove, and modify configurations.
    AdminConfig提供了大量方法来查询属性和创建、删除及修改配置。
19. Fill in or modify the information for the user, privilege and default role.
    填写或修改用户、特权和默认角色的信息。
20. Just as you can modify worksheet rows, you also can modify worksheet cells.
    正如您可以修改工作表行一样，您也可以修改工作表单元格。
21. They can access and modify in-flight messages within Application Server.
    它们可以访问和修改ApplicationServer中的未完成（in-flight）消息。
22. The user can then edit and modify these settings appropriately.
    之后，用户就可以适当地编辑或修改这些设置了。
23. Most of the time, when you are making a change, you need to modify multiple files.
    大多数时候，当你进行一个变更时，需要修改多个文件。
24. The administrator can modify this configuration file to make this application suit any privacy requirements.
    系统管理员可以修改配置文件以使应用程序适应任何隐私需求。
25. This article describes the design work needed to modify the mail template to include this solution.
    本文描述了修改邮件模板以包含该解决方案所需的设计工作。
26. It provides a structural representation of an XML document, enabling users to access and modify its contents.
    它为XML文档提供了一种结构化的表示方法，使用户可以访问和修改XML文档的内容。
27. In this example, you modify your last script slightly to collect system call data for a single process.
    在这个例子中，您稍微修改了上一个脚本，让它收集一个进程的系统调用数据。
28. The user needs to have rights to create, modify, and delete tables in the SAMPLE database.
    该用户需要在SAMPLE数据库中创建、修改和删除数据表的权利。
29. This opens the table editor, allowing you to modify and save the table.
    这会打开表编辑器，让你可以修改和保存表。
30. In this last section, we create a JSP form with which users can create and modify Notes documents.
    在这最后一节中，我们会创建一个JSP表单，用户可以使用这个表单来创建并修改Notes文档。

  change alter convert modify transform turn vary【导航词义：改变，变化】

  change v. 改变，变更

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指任何变化，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。

  alter v. 改变

〔辨析〕常指轻微改变，强调在保持原状的情况下进行局部改变。

  convert v. 转变，转化

〔辨析〕指改变形式、用途、使用方式等，也指改变信仰、观点、态度等。

  modify v. 修改，改进

〔辨析〕指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进，使其更适用或更高效。

  transform v. 改变

〔辨析〕指在形式、外观、性质等方面彻底改变，即成为全新的东西。

  turn v. 改变，转变

〔辨析〕普通用词，指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面发生变化。

  vary v. 变化

〔辨析〕指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。

verb

1. cause to change
   1. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
   2. The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue

   Synonym:    changealter

2. make less severe or harsh or extreme
   1. please modify this letter to make it more polite
   2. he modified his views on same-gender marriage

3. add a modifier to a constituent

   Synonym:    qualify