modernize
英 [ˈmɒdənaɪz] 美 [ˈmɑdərnaɪz]

vt.

使现代化，使适应现代需要；

vi.

现代化，使用现代方法；

n.

现代化事物；

变形

复数：modernizes过去式：modernized过去分词：modernized现在分词：modernizing第三人称单数：modernizes

英英释义

modernize[ 'mɔdənaiz ]

• v.
  • make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

    同义词：overhaulmodernise

  • become technologically advanced

    同义词：modernisedevelop

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. They have failed to modernize their factories.
   他们没能使他们的工厂现代化。
2. Unfortunately we lack the resources to modernize.
   遗憾的是我们缺乏现代化所需的财力。

权威例句

China plans to modernize traditional medicine
China modernizes: Threat to the West or model for the rest?
When a great tradition modernizes : an anthropological approach to Indian civilization
How Do You Modernize a Health Service? A Realist Evaluation of Whole-Scale Transformation in London
From Russia with "Blat": Can Informal Networks Help Modernize Russia?
When a Great Tradition Modernizes: An Anthropological Approach to Indian Civilization. by Milton Singer
Knowledge Discovery Metamodel-ISO/IEC 19506: A standard to modernize legacy systems
Integrating genome-based informatics to modernize global disease monitoring, information sharing, and response
Goods transport in large European cities: Difficult to organize, difficult to modernize
Reform and rebellion in Afghanistan, 1919-1929 :King Amanullah's failure to modernize a tribal society