alter

英 [ˈɔːltə(r)]

美 [ˈɔːltər]

v. (使)改变，更改，改动; 修改(衣服使更合身)

过去分词：altered　现在分词：altering　第三人称单数：alters　过去式：altered　

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同义词辨析

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

changev. 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。

〔例证〕

A witch changed the boy into a mouse.
女巫把那男孩变成了一只老鼠。
The economic situation has changed considerably.
经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
The leaves on the trees change colour in the autumn.
树叶在秋天改变颜色。

alterv. 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。

〔例证〕

Your coat is too big. You must have it altered.
你的外衣太大了，得找人改一下。
The working condition must be altered to meet the new requirements.
工作环境必须改善，以适应新的要求。

convertv. 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。

〔例证〕

Please convert this money into RMB.
请把这钱兑换成人民币。
Her mother has converted to Catholicism.
她母亲已改信天主教。

modifyv. 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。

〔例证〕

The plan must be modified if it is to be used.
这项计划要用就必须修改。
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得和缓些才是。

transformv. 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。

〔例证〕

The magician transformed the handkerchief into a bird.
魔术师把那条手帕变成了一只鸟。
Solar energy can be transformed into power.
太阳能可以转化为能量。

turnv. 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。

〔例证〕

Coal can be turned into heat.
煤可以转化成热。
He turned this novel into an English best-seller.
他把这本小说变成了英语畅销书。

varyv. 变化

〔辨析〕

指根据某一情况的变化而变化，也指更改某事物。

〔例证〕

The prices of fish vary according to market conditions.
鱼的价格随着市场行情而变化。
Old people don't like to vary their habits.
老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

牛津词典

verb

（使）改变，更改，改动
to become different; to make sb/sth different
1. Prices did not alter significantly during 2004.
  2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
2. He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him.
  他变得我几乎认不出来了。
3. It doesn't alter the way I feel.
  这并没有改变我的感受。
4. Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.
  错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。
5. The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife.
  地貌彻底改变，严重损害了野生动物。
修改（衣服使更合身）
to make changes to a piece of clothing so that it will fit you better

柯林斯词典

V-ERG 改变；变更；更改
If somethingaltersor if youalterit, it changes.
1. Little had altered in the village...
  村子里几乎没有什么变化。
2. They have never altered their programmes by a single day.
  他们一天也未变更过他们的节目。

英英释义

verb

remove the ovaries of
1. Is your cat spayed?
Synonym:neuterspaycastrate
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
1. her mood changes in accordance with the weather
2. The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Synonym:changevary
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:changemodify
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
Synonym:interpolatefalsify
make an alteration to
1. This dress needs to be altered

双语例句

Diet and exercise will alter your shape
节食和锻炼会改变你的体形。
Little had altered in the village
村子里几乎没有什么变化。
The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.
她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。
Even if you are able to alter one course of events.
即使你能改变其中一个过程。
The obsolete ALTER statement provides the same function as EVALUATE.
已被废弃的ALTER语句提供了与EVALUATE相同的功能。
They have never altered their programmes by a single day.
他们一天也未变更过他们的节目。
So what might alter that precipitation pattern?
那么，可能是什么改变了这种降雨模式呢？
They say this demonstrates how language can alter the way we see the world.
他们说，这证明了语言是如何改变我们对世界的观察方式的。
He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways
他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.
翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文的意思。