al·ter
verb OPAL W
/ˈɔːltə(r)/
/ˈɔːltər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they alter | /ˈɔːltə(r)/ /ˈɔːltər/ |
| he / she / it alters | /ˈɔːltəz/ /ˈɔːltərz/ |
| past simple altered | /ˈɔːltəd/ /ˈɔːltərd/ |
| past participle altered | /ˈɔːltəd/ /ˈɔːltərd/ |
| -ing form altering | /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become different; to make somebody/something different
（使）改变，更改，改动 - Prices did not alter significantly during 2019.
2019 年间，价格没有大的变化。 - He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him.
他变化大得我几乎认不出来了。 - alter somebody/something His actions that day altered my perception of him.
他那天的行为改变了我对他的看法。 - The landscape has been radically altered by changes in the climate.
气候变化使地貌发生了巨大变迁。 - He has the power to fundamentally alter the course of history.
他具有从根本上改变历史进程的影响力。 - She didn't alter her behaviour in any way.
她没有以任何方式改变自己的行为。 - Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.
错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。 - The recipe has been altered to suit American tastes.
配方已被更改以适应美国人的口味。 - Fame hasn't really altered her.
成名并没让她有多大变化。
Extra Examples- It doesn't alter the way I feel.
它不会改变我的感受。 - This incident altered the whole course of events.
这一事件改变了整个事件的进程。 - The party's policies have hardly altered, but public opinion has.
该党的政策几乎没变，但是公众舆论变了。 - This development will alter the character of the town.
这项开发将改变城区的风貌。 - This law needs to be altered.
这项法律需要修改。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- considerably
- dramatically
- …
- not alter the fact that
- Prices did not alter significantly during 2019.
- [transitive] alter something to make changes to a piece of clothing so that it will fit you better
修改（衣服使更合身） - We can have the dress altered to fit you.
我们可以修改这件衣服以适合您。
- We can have the dress altered to fit you.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French alterer, from late Latin alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.