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

• Prices may be subject to alteration
  价格可能会有所变动。
• 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。
• We will make the alteration now.
  我们将现在做更改。
• Have you noticed any alteration in her behaviour?
  你是否注意到她的举止有什么变化？
• The alteration of industrial structure is an important factor that affects economic development.
  摘要产业结构变动是影响经济发展的重要因素。
• 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。
• The single alteration in the experiment incorporated the phenomenon of social validation.
  实验中的小小的改变具体说明了社会确认这种现象。
• Cancergrams: CK11 Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis: Macromolecular Alteration and Repair.
  CK11致癌机制：大分子变更和修复。
• Alterations in the ore district include mineralizing hydrothermal alteration and regional low-temperature alteration.
  矿区蚀变可分为矿化热液蚀变和区域低温蚀变。
• 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。