vt. 1.变更;改变,改换;改建(房屋),改做(衣服)。 2.〔美方〕阉割,给(雄性动物)去势,给(雌性动物)割去卵巢。 vi. 变,改;(人)变老。 alter for the better [worse] 改好[坏],变好[坏]。 n. -ability 可变性。 adj. -able 可改变的。 adv. -ably
remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" 同义词:neuter, spay, castrate,
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" 同义词:change, vary,
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" 同义词:change, modify,
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby 同义词:interpolate, falsify,
make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"
例句与用法
1.
I have n't altered or left out a thing . 我一点也没改动,一点也没删除。
2.
"this alters the whole thing," he said . “现在一切都不一样了,”他说。
3.
You have won me to alter my determination . 你打动了我,使我改变了决心。
4.
Their carriage to me appeared quite altered . 她们待我的态度也大大改变了。
5.
Facts cannot be altered ; lies must be exposed . 事实不容篡改,谎言必须戳穿。
6.
The contents of 296 will not be altered . 296的内容不变。
7.
The steam engine altered the proportion of the globe . 蒸汽机变更了地球上的距离。
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My situation is as much altered as my income . 我的处境象我的收入一样发生了变化。