alter

英['ɔ:ltə]美['ɔ:ltə]

v.[T;I]
1. 改变，更改

时　态：altered,altering,alters

同反义词

同：	[v.] castrate, falsify, modify, vary

词义辨析

change，alter，vary，convert，modify，transform，turn

这些动词均含有“变化，改变”之意。
change指任何变化，完全改变，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。
alter常指轻微的改变，强调基本上保持原物、原状的情况下所进行的部分改变。
vary暗示不规则或断断续续地变。
convert指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时，强调较激烈、大的改变。
modify强调起限定作用的变化或变更。指细小的变化，常含“缓和、降调”的意味。
transform指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化，失去原状成为全新的东西。
turn指外形、颜色、气味、性质等方面的变化，比change更通俗。

参考例句

Circumstances alter cases
此一时,彼一时收藏
An old dog cannot alter its way of Barking
老狗难改吠声收藏
Other environmental changes are likely to alter the ratio between proliferation and differentiation of cells
其它环境因素的变化也能改变细胞增殖分化间的比率。收藏
won't fess up to being even vaguely liberal(bJonathan Alter)
不会老实地承认即使是暧昧的公平(b乔纳森·奥尔特)收藏
It was unimaginable that she would ever bend her knees and come crawling along a dusty floor to anybody's alter, weeping for forgiveness
很难想象，她会双膝跪在地上，沿着一条肮脏的地板爬到那个人的圣坛前，流着眼泪乞求宽恕。收藏

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英英解释

动词解释：

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
- The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
[同] alter, modify, change
make or 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] alter, vary, change

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