modify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
1 change (sth) slightly, esp to make it less extreme or to improve it 稍改(某事物); (尤指)使緩和, 使改善, 使改進
The union has been forced to modify its position. 工會被迫稍稍改變立場.
The policy was agreed by the committee, but only in a modified form. 那政策惟經修改後始獲委員會同意.
The heating system has recently been modified to make it more efficient. 最近供暖設備已稍加改動以提高效率. =>Usage at change1 用法見change1.
2 (grammar) (esp of an adj or adv) limit the sense of (another word) (尤指形容詞或副詞)修飾, 限定(另一詞)的意義
In `the black cat' the adjective `black' modifies the noun `cat'. 在`黑貓'這一詞組中, 形容詞`黑'修飾名詞`貓'.