释义 |
modernizemodernize /ˈmɑdɚˌnaɪz/ ●○○ verb VERB TABLEmodernize |
Present | I, you, we, they | modernize | | he, she, it | modernizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | modernized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have modernized | | he, she, it | has modernized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had modernized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will modernize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have modernized |
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Present | I | am modernizing | | he, she, it | is modernizing | | you, we, they | are modernizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was modernizing | | you, we, they | were modernizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been modernizing | | he, she, it | has been modernizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been modernizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be modernizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been modernizing |
[intransitive, transitive] if something modernizes or you modernize it, it begins to use modern methods and equipment instead of older ones: He pledged to modernize Mexico when he was elected. The business will lose money if it doesn’t modernize. |