vt.

1. 更改，修改
   We have to modify our plan a little bit.

   我們得對我們的計畫稍加修改。

2. 緩和，減輕
   He has modified his demands.

   他已降低了他的要求。

3. 【文】修飾
   A noun sometimes modifies another noun.

   一個名詞有時候修飾另一個名詞。

v.

1. make partial changes to.
   ▸Biology  transform (a structure) during development or evolution.
   ▸Phonetics  pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm.
2. Grammar  qualify the sense of (a noun).