modify
🇺🇸
/ˈmɑːdɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
to change something a little to make it better for a specific use
You can modify the recipe to make it healthier.
你可以修改這個食譜,讓它更健康。
to make something less strong or extreme
The teacher asked him to modify his loud voice in class.
老師要求他在課堂上降低自己的大嗓門。
a word that describes or limits the meaning of another word
In 'very happy', 'very' modifies 'happy' to show how much.
在'非常高興'中,'非常'修飾'高興'以表示程度。