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alter

释义

alter

verb

UK /ˈɔːltə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	alter
he/she/it	alters
present participle	altering
past tense	altered
past participle	altered

1
transitive to make something or someone different
He altered his appearance with surgery.
This doesn’t alter the fact that what you did was wrong.
Synonyms and related words
To change something
change
make into
convert
1. 1a
  intransitive to become different
  The situation has altered radically since last week.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become different
  change
  turn into
  change into
2
transitive to make small changes to a piece of clothing so that it fits better
Synonyms and related words
To sew, or to sew something
sew
mend
stitch

alter

verb

US /ˈɔltər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	alter
he/she/it	alters
present participle	altering
past tense	altered
past participle	altered

1
transitive to make something or someone different
He altered his appearance with surgery.
This doesn’t alter the fact that what you did was wrong.
Synonyms and related words
To change something
change
transform
make into
1. 1a
  intransitive to become different
  The situation has altered radically since last week.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become different
  transition
  change
  turn into
2
transitive to make small changes to a piece of clothing so that it fits better
Synonyms and related words
To sew, or to sew something
sew
mend
stitch
3
transitive Americanto remove the testicles from a male animal or the ovaries from a female animal
Synonyms and related words
To remove body parts and organs
alter
amputate
castrate

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