| 釋義 |
alter /'alta(r); blta/ vt, vi [VP6A, 2A] make or become different; change in character, appearance, etc: 改變; 更改; 變更; 修改 (指性格, 外貌等)：The ship ~ed course. 該船改變航路。 That ~s matters/ the case, makes the situation different. 那就要使情勢改觀。 These clothes are too large; they must be ~ed. 這些衣服太大，必須加以修改。 He has ~ed a great deal since I saw him a year ago. 自從我在一年前見他以后，他已改變了很多。 ~able /-abl; -sbl/ adj that ~s or that can be ~ed. 可改變的; 可修改的。 ~ation /,3: lta'reifn; plta'refan/ n [U] ~ing; making a change; [C] act of changing; change that is the result of ~ing: 改變; 更改; 變更; 修改： There isn't much nation in the village; it's almost the same as it was twenty years ago. 村中沒有多少改變; 它幾乎和二十年前是一樣的。 For making ~ations to a suit of clothes, ￡1.20. 修改一套衣服，工資一鎊二十便士。 |