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- [ 'ɔltɚ][ .ɔltərə 'bɪlətɪ]
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- [ 'ɔːltə][ .ɔːltərə 'bɪlɪtɪ]
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Listen- Conjugation : past altered ; pp altered ; ing altering
- Derivatives : n alterability ; adj alterable ; adv alterably
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- alter [ 'ɔltɚ] [ 'ɔːltə] [ .ɔltərə 'bɪlətɪ] [ .ɔːltərə 'bɪlɪtɪ]
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vt.
更改；改变；变更
- Circumstances alter cases
- 【谚语】环境改变，人的行动也跟着改变。(或：人的举止因时地而异。)
- There are endless opportunities for change and to alter our course or path throughout life.
- 在一生中，我们有无数的机会改变自己的人生轨迹。
- Bank security procedures can't stop all frauds, which may involve printing or altering checks.
- 银行的安全程序不能制止所有的欺诈行为，可能就会出现私自印制或改动支票的行为。
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改做（衣服）
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vt.
阉割，切除（雌性动物）的卵巢
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改变，变化，变样
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更改；改变；变更
Collins English-English Dictionary
- alter ['ɔːltə]
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to make or become different in some respect; change
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a euphemistic word for castrate
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[Etymology]
C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alter
a re to change, from Latin alter other
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to make or become different in some respect; change
Examples
- Circumstances alter cases
- 【谚语】环境改变，人的行动也跟着改变。(或：人的举止因时地而异。) → circumstance
- There are endless opportunities for change and to alter our course or path throughout life.
- 在一生中，我们有无数的机会改变自己的人生轨迹。 → alter
- to alter radically → radically
- 变更作息时间
- alter the daily timetable → 变更
- 窜改原文
- alter the original text → 窜改
- 诡辩改变不了事实。
- Sophistry won't alter facts. → 诡辩
- 翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文意思。
- In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste. → 好恶
- 变更
- change; alter; modify → 更
- 铁路局将更易部分旅客列车的发车时间。
- The railway bureau is going to alter the departure time of some trains. → 更易
- 你没有权利随便挖改我的文章。
- You don't have the right to alter my article. → 挖改
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