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alteration

/awl-tuh-rey-shuhn/US // ˌɔl təˈreɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən) //

改动,改建,改造,变更

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of altering; the state of being altered: Alteration will improve the dress.
    • : a change; modification or adjustment: There has been an alteration in our plans.

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Examples

  • McClellan, the Senate sponsor, told the Times-Dispatch and ProPublica she was unaware of the alteration until the news organizations asked her about it, months after the bill passed.

  • They enter some kind of what’s called “disconnection state,” and they have a profound alteration of consciousness at high doses.

  • The DNA alterations act like bookmarks that help cells to quickly retrieve those genomic instructions and carry them out — not only “for the infection you saw the first time but any infection,” Netea said.

  • Nor have coaches made any alterations in their team strategies.

  • This stands true particularly for the e-commerce industry, which went through multiple changes during the three-month lockdown and continues to see more alterations even in the unlock phase.

  • But that pales in comparison to the biggest alteration—the ending.

  • Close was so distraught by the alteration that she initially refused to take part in the re-shoot.

  • Nor can they claim that this minor but mercilessly hyped alteration makes a serious dent in the deficit.

  • At first sight, this may seem but a minor alteration in tone, or nuance.

  • If they liked it, fine; if not, they would often suggest an alteration.

  • In any social movement, then, change and alteration in a new direction must be balanced against the demands of social stability.

  • In length there was no alteration, but the design seems more condensed, more compact, yet slightly wider in the opening.

  • The ground lately in the shaft has been cleaner killas, and if any alteration, better ground.

  • Indeed, I do not think that Coleridge made any alteration in the poem since its composition in 1797 and 1800.

  • If an alteration be required an experienced repairer only can know the kind of bar required.