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alter
时间: 2024-05-17 13:51:44
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英 [ˈɔːltə]

vi.改变;更改

双语例句
  • It doesn't alter the way I feel.

    这并没有改变我的感受。

    《牛津词典》
  • He is unlikely to alter his game plan.

    他不太可能改变他的策略。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.

    错在我们,这是无法改变的事实。

    《牛津词典》
  • He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.

    他指责那些敦促他改变习惯的人们。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The current division of labour between workers and management will alter.

    劳资双方目前的劳动分配将会改变。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Sophistry cannot alter history.

    诡辩改变不了历史。

  • It can alter people's mindsets.

    它可以改变人们的心态。

  • "She'll have to alter a good deal," answered Mrs. Medlock.

    “那她得改变很多。”梅德罗克太太回答说。

  • Economic recession and the competition for jobs could alter that.

    经济衰退和就业竞争可能会改变那个。

  • You are supposed to devise strategies to alter the cues and routines.

    你应该设计一些策略来改变球杆和动作。

  • Using such technology promises to alter people's behaviour afterwards.

    利用这种技术,很有可能会改变人们日后的行为。

  • Almost inevitably, these machines will eventually alter the landscape, too.

    几乎不可避免的是,这些机器最终也会改变地貌。

  • How to plan a daily schedule that can alter our natural chronobiological rhythms?

    如何计划一个可以改变我们的自然生物钟节律的日程安排?

  • In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.

    翻译时,不能根据自己的口味改变原文的意思。

  • Kefir rise in popularity has encouraged producers to take short cuts or alter the production process.

    开菲尔酒越来越受欢迎,促使生产商走捷径或改变生产流程。

  • Many other processes may alter the shell of a clam or snail and enhance its chances for preservation.

    许多其他的过程可能改变蛤蜊或蜗牛的外壳,增加其保存的可能性。

  • Each drug you take not only acts on the body but may also alter the effect of any other drug you are taking.

    你服用的每一种药物不仅对身体起作用,还可能改变你服用的任何其他药物的效果。

  • You're not going to alter how much pleasure you enjoyed previously and how much suffering you've undergone previously.

    你无法改变你从前享受的快乐及从前遭受的痛苦。

  • Each design was intended to alter the sound in some way, at first at least with the electric guitar, to make it louder.

    每一个设计都是为了在某种程度上改变声音,首先至少在电吉他上是这样,让声音更大。

  • Scientists shaped the history of the terms while attempting to accurately describe how humans continue to alter the planet.

    科学家在试着准确描述人类是如何持续改变这个星球的同时,也在塑造着术语的发展进程。

  • Please plan a daily schedule that can alter our natural chronobiological rhythms which engages with logic, reason and ideas.

    请计划一个可以改变我们自然生物钟的每日时间表,要涉及逻辑、理性和思想。

  • The key to reforming higher education, concludes Mr. Menand, is to alter the way in which "the producers of knowledge are produced".

    莫南德先生总结道,改革高等教育的关键,在于改变 “培养知识分子 ” 的方式。

  • We can't do much to alter sedentary life-styles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat.

    我们改变不了人们长期久坐的生活习惯,但我们可以为消费者提供美味、低盐、低糖、低脂肪的产品。

  • Unlike the multitude of elixirs being touted as the latest anti-aging cure, CR mimetics would alter fundamental processes that underlie aging.

    与众多被吹捧为最新抗衰老疗法的长生不老药不同,CR 模拟剂将改变构成衰老基础的基本过程。

  • For example, an invading nonnative plant could alter the quantity of leaf litter production, which would alter nutrient contributions to the soil.

    例如,外来植物的入侵可能会改变落叶的数量,从而改变对土壤的营养贡献。

  • Intruders might invade your systems for one of two reasons: to gain access to information that they should not have or to alter the behavior of a system.

    入侵者入侵您的系统可能是出于这两个原因之一:为了获取他们本不应该拥有的信息,或者为了改变系统的行为。

  • Large-scale disturbances in one locale also have the potential to alter the genetic structure of populations in neighboring areas, even if those areas have pristine habitats.

    一个地区的大规模骚乱也有可能改变邻近地区人口的遗传结构,即使这些地区有原始的栖息地。

  • The later species all depend on the preparations of the earlier one, for the actions of the zebra alter the vegetation to suit the stomachs of the wildebeest, topi, and gazelle.

    后来的物种都依赖于早期物种的准备工作,因为斑马的行动改变了植被,以适应角马、黄羊和瞪羚的胃。

  • If a nonnative plant species invades an above-ground community of flora and fauna, it can alter links between the native above-ground community and the below-ground soil community.

    如果一种外来植物入侵了地上的动植物群落,就会改变地上群落和地下土壤群落之间的联系。

  • Superman's alter ego was Clark Kent.

    超人的第二自我是克拉克•肯特。

    《牛津词典》
短语搭配
  • alter ego

    n. 密友;个性的另一面;至交

近义词
vt. 改变,更改
vi. 改变;修改
同义词辨析

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。

考纲分布

12年出现 0

重要程度
  • 0%

    v (使)改变; 改动; 更改

考纲释义
  • v. (使)改变; 改动; 更改

考纲分布

12年出现 7

重要程度
  • 100%

    v 改变; 变动

考纲释义
  • v. 改变; 变动

    英文释义:

    become different; make someone or something different

    真题例句:

    • Scientists shaped the history of the terms while attempting to accurately describe how humans continue to alter the planet.

      科学家们在试图准确描述人类是如何继续改变地球的同时,塑造了这些术语的历史。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]
    • It is altering the way of shopping.

      这改变了人们的购物方式。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • We can't do much to alter sedentary lifestyles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat.

      我们不能为改变久坐的生活方式做很多事情,但是我们可以为消费者提供低盐,糖和脂肪含量低的美味产品。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
单词辨析
  • alter作及物动词时,是对局部,表面的改变。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。如:Can you alter the dress? (你会改做这件衣服吗?)

  • change作及物动词时,则是对本质的,全面的,彻底的改变。指任何变化,完全改变,强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。如:Can you change the dress?(你能给我更换这件衣服吗?)

  • convert指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指改变形式、用途、使用方式等,也指信仰或态度时,强调较激烈、大的改变。

  • modify指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进,使其更适用或更高效,常含\缓和、降调\的意味。

真题例句
  • Although this incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win, both are going to continue on their way toward the finish line.

    出自-2017年6月听力原文
  • There are a lot of existing perceptions about British food and so we can't alter these too much.

    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
  • We can't do much to alter sedentary lifestyles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat.

    2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
考纲分布

12年出现 9

重要程度
  • 100%

    v 改变; 变动

考纲释义
  • v. 改变; 变动

    英文释义:

    become different; make someone or something different

    真题例句:

    • It can alter people's mindsets.

      它能改变人们的心态。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • Ariely and colleagues showed how dishonesty alters people's brains, making it easier to tell lies in the future.

      艾瑞里和他的同事们向我们展示了不诚实的行为是如何改变人们的大脑,以使得未来说谎变得更加容易。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • Previous research has shown that people with high intellectual abilities are better at altering out distractions.

      先前的研究表明,高智商的人更善于排除干扰。

      [2018年 CET6 阅读理解]
必考派生词
单词辨析
  • alter作及物动词时, 是对局部, 表面的改变。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。如:Can you alter the dress? (你会改做这件衣服吗?)

  • change作及物动词时, 则是对本质的, 全面的, 彻底的改变。指任何变化, 完全改变, 强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。如:Can you change the dress?(你能给我更换这件衣服吗?)

  • convert指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指改变形式、用途、使用方式等, 也指信仰或态度时, 强调较激烈、大的改变。

  • modify指对某物作细小的改动以对其进行改进, 使其更适用或更高效, 常含\缓和、降调\的意味。

真题例句
  • Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always on, they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in — and measuring us against - our peer group.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • If you want to change his course, you have only a few choices: you can stop him, transferring ( ' , possibly painfully) some of his kinetic energy ( ' , 动能 ) to your own body, or you can approach alongside and slowly apply pressure to gradually alter his course.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Our living habits are altered

    出自-2014年6月听力原文
  • If you want to change his course, you have only a few choices: you can stop him, transferring possibly painfullysome of his kinetic energy to your own body, or toucan approach alongside and slowly apply pressure to gradually alter his course.

    2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
考纲分布

18年出现 12

重要程度
  • 100%

    v 改变; 变动

考纲释义
  • v. 改变; 变动

    英文释义:

    become different; make someone or something different

    真题例句:

    • It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight due to altering your training program.

      大约需要三周到一个月的时间才能注意到你的体重因改变训练计划而发生的显著变化。

      [2019年 英语二 完型填空]
    • I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of lowering the number on the scale, I altered my training program.

      我的体重以肌肉块的形式增加了,但是由于只考虑降低体重秤上的数字,我改变了我的训练计划。

      [2019年 英语二 完型填空]
    • We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information stored there.

      我们经常听到媒体报道说,未经授权的黑客已经能够访问计算机数据库,并改动存储在那里的信息。

      [2013年 英语二 完型填空]
用法讲解
  • alter,change,convert,modify都有“变化,改变”之意,区别在于:alter指局部的、表面的、轻微的改动,修改后仍基本上保持原状。change是最普遍的用词,change和alter有时可以互换。convert指改变以适应新的功能或用途,尤指信仰或态度的转变。

单词辨析
  • alter意为“变更、改动、改变”,不是人或物在本质上的改变,着重强调经过局部或特殊方面的改变后,基本上保持原状。

  • vary意为“改变、变换、使有变化”,强调没有一定规则、陆续的变化或差异。

  • transform意为“改变、改造”,原义为改变形式,扩大到改变外貌、改变性质,现在一般指彻底改变,性质、性格等。

  • change强调人或物在本质上的“改变”或“变化”,使与原来完全不同或有明显的差异。

  • convert意为“使……转变、变换、转化”,主要指“将某物从一种形态转换成另一种形态或形式”。

  • fluctuate意为“波动”,常指某事物(如价格、股票等)上下的波动或忽前忽后的移动。

  • modify意为“改动或变动”,尤指小小的变动、调整或改动。

真题例句
  • Menand, is to alter the way in which “the producers of knowledge are produced”.

    出自-2011年考研阅读原文
  • They could still invalidate Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe, urgent circumstances, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are not erased or altered while a warrant is pending.

    出自-2015年考研阅读原文
  • An awareness that they were being experimented upon seemed to be enough to alter workers' behavior by itself.

    2010年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
  • The key to reforming higher education, concludes Mr. Menand, is to alter the way in which \the producers of knowledge are produced.\

    2011年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information stored there.

    2013年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ