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alter
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Derivatives :
n
alterability
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adj
alterable
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adv
alterably
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- alter
['ɔltər]
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vt.
[+plans]
[ policy]
[ situation]
更改
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2.
vi.
改变
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- alter
[ˈɔːltər]
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vt.
改变，更改，使变样
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The internet has altered the way we communcate with others.
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因特网已经改变了我们和他人联络沟通的方式。
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The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city.
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汽车的出现也许已经改变了城市的发展模式。
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2.
vi.
发生改变，变化，变更
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The office was altered for the holiday party.
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为了在办公室举办节日晚会，办公室环境有所调整。
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3.
vt.
修改，改动
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I will alter my pants at the cleaners.
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我将在洗衣店改改我的裤子。
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This dress needs to be altered.
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这套衣服需要修改。
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4.
vt.
窜改，伪造
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He altered the document to remove incriminating evidence.
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他修改了文件，把证明有罪的证据删除了。
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5.
vt.
阉割；去除……的卵巢
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Our dog got altered at the animal hospital.
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我的狗在动物医院被切除了卵巢。
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6.
noun
[Person Name]
奥尔特
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7.
noun
[Person Name]
阿尔特
Collins English-English Dictionary
- alter
['ɔːltə]
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vb
to make or become different in some respect; change
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2.
vb
a euphemistic word for castrate
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterare to change, from Latin alter other
Examples
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There are endless opportunities for change and to alter our course or path throughout life.
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在一生中，我们有无数的机会改变自己的人生轨迹。
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Acute accents are used in Spanish to alter the stress on a word.
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重音符在西班牙语中用来改变词汇的重音。
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More importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself.
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更重要的是，韦伯认为社会科学家们赋予事件的多重涵义会改变他们对于具体事件本身的定义。
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to alter radically
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变更作息时间
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alter the daily timetable
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窜改原文
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alter the original text
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诡辩改变不了事实。
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Sophistry won't alter facts.
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