v.修改；更改；缓和；修饰
We have to modify our plan a little bit. 我们得对我们的计划稍加修改。
The policy was agreed by the committee, but only in a modified form. 那项政策经修改后才获得委员会同意。
The union has been forced to slightly modify its position. 工会被迫稍稍改变立场。
He'll have to modify his views if he wants to be elected. 他要想当选就得把观点改得缓和些。
Adverbs modify verbs and adjectives. 副词修饰动词和形容词。
modify的基本意思是“改变,修改,调整”,强调在一定限度或范围内部分地改变,多用于观点、方法、制度、组织、计划等。
modify引申可表示“修饰”“限定”,尤指形容词或副词修饰另一词或限定另一词的意义。
