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qua.li.fy obj LIMITHkwBl7I7faI, $5kwB:7lI-v [T]to limit the strength or meaning of (a statement)限制,限定,缓和I'd like to qualify what I just said about the school's failings, by adding that it's a very happy place.我想补充说学校是个很快乐的地方,尽管刚才我说了学校的种种不尽人意之处。He qualified his statement/remarks when he realised they might cause offence.当他意识到他的声明/评论可能冒犯别人时,他作了一些修正。(specialized) In grammar, a word or phrase which qualifies another word or phrase limits its meaning and makes it less general.修饰In the sentence'He walked quickly along the road', 'quickly' and 'along the road' qualify 'walked'.在He walked quickly alone the road.这句话里,quickly和along the road是修饰walked的。
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