alteration

英 [ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn]

n.  改变; 变化; 更改; 改动

复数：alterations　

CET6TOEFLTEM8医学

BNC.4349 / COCA.9007

牛津词典

noun

• 改变；变化
  a change to sth that makes it different
  1. major/minor alterations
     大 / 小改变
  2. They are making some alterations to the house.
     他们对这栋房子在做一些改动。
  3. an alteration in the baby's heartbeat
     这婴儿心搏的变化
• 改变；更改；改动
  the act of making a change to sth
  1. The dress will not need much alteration.
     这件衣服不需大改。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 改变；变更
  Analterationis a change in or to something.
  1. Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter...
     对日常饮食做些简单的调整就会让你身体更健康。
  2. The structural alterations made to the house were planned with Gail's help.
     对房屋结构调整的规划是在盖尔的帮助下完成的。
• N-UNCOUNT 更改；改动
  Thealterationof something is the process of changing it.
  1. Her jacket was at the boutique waiting for alteration.
     她的短上衣放在时装店里，要做些改动。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
  Synonym:modificationadjustment
• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
  1. it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
  Synonym:revision
• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  1. the change was intended to increase sales
  2. this storm is certainly a change for the worse
  3. the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
  Synonym:changemodification

双语例句

• We will make the alteration now.
  我们将现在做更改。
• The plaintiff is of legally interested in revocation or alteration of the specific administrative action.
  与撤销或者变更具体行政行为有法律上利害关系的。
• The orebody occurred below Quaternary, mineralization is closely related to tectonic activity and alteration.
  矿体赋存于第四系之下，矿化与构造活动及蚀变密切相关。
• Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter
  对日常饮食做些简单的调整就会让你身体更健康。
• This research represents the first time depression has been eliminated through genetic alteration of an organism.
  该研究首次代表抑郁症可以在生物体通过遗传改造而彻底根除。
• Prices may be subject to alteration
  价格可能会有所变动。
• The degree to which the human alters the world is consistent and simultaneous with the alteration of human himself.
  人对现实对象的改造程度与在对现实对象的改造中对自身改造的程度是一致的。
• However, I can tell you why we have policies governing the alteration of photographs.
  不过，我可以告诉你们为什么我们有政策，管理图片修改。
• In charge of some equipments technic alteration and disfigurement correction, set and update equipment archives.
  负责设备的技术改造及缺陷的纠正，建立和维护设备档案。
• An indefinite alteration had come over his whole person and manner.
  他整个的人和态度已经有了一种说不出的变化。