例句:Annie had to alter her clothes after losing weight.
安妮瘦了以后,衣服也得修改了。
alert adj. 提防的,警惕的,機(jī)敏的 n. 警惕,警報 v. 使警惕
例句:Although Alfred's over eighty, his mind is still remarkably alert.
盡管阿爾弗雷德已年過八十,但頭腦仍然十分機(jī)敏。
alternate adj. 交替的,輪流的,預(yù)備的 v. 交替,輪流,改變
例句:Cherry gets Saturdays off in her new job as against working alternate weekends in herlast one.
切莉新找的這份工作星期六放假,而原來的那份工作周末是輪流放假。
alternative n. 二中選一,可供選擇的辦法 adj. 選擇性的
例句:Caught in the act, Terry had no alternative but to confess.
特里被當(dāng)場抓住,除了招供沒有別的可供選擇的辦法。
modify vt. 更改,修改 v. 修改
例句:Nate will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.
耐特要想當(dāng)選就得修改他的觀點。
revise vt. 修訂,校訂,修正,修改
例句:Tommy revised the manuscript of his book before sending it to the publisher.
湯米對自己那本書的手稿先進(jìn)行校訂,然后才把它交給出版社。
revive v. (使)蘇醒,(使)復(fù)興,(使)復(fù)活,(使)再生效,回想
例句:Due to the serious water pollution, all attempts to revive the fishing industry weredoomed to failure.
由于嚴(yán)重的水污染,千方百計復(fù)興漁業(yè)的嘗試注定徒勞無功。
adjust vt. 調(diào)整,調(diào)節(jié),校準(zhǔn),使適合
例句:Could you do Tony a favor to teach me how to adjust the camera?
你能教托尼怎么調(diào)節(jié)照相機(jī)嗎?