【alter】 - SAT备考词汇

alter

UK:  ['ɔːltə(r)]

US:  ['ɔltər]

第三人称单数：alters  现在分词：altering  过去分词：altered  

n.

1.承座

v.

1.变更;改变,改换;改建(房屋),改做(衣服)

2.变,改变,变样;变换;转变;减损;不一样,发生改变;变换花样

3.改变;变化(指性格、外貌等)

4.改动,修改,更动;窜改;改造

5.变,改;(人)变老

6.改好

7.〔地〕蚀变

8.〔美方〕阉割,给(雄性动物)去势,给(雌性动物)割去卵巢

9.灵验

10.骗

1 . That Ruth had little faith in his power as a writer, did not alter her nor diminish her in Martin's eyes.
虽然露丝对马丁当作家的本领缺乏信心，她在马丁眼中却并无变化，也没有被他小看。

2 . A key consideration for the court will be whether the number of suspect votes, if any, would have been enough to alter the result.
法庭考虑的一个要素是，若有可疑选票，这些选票的数目是否足以改变结果。

3 . Warning: To avoid permanently deleting or corrupting your iPhoto library, do not attempt to alter the contents of this file.
警告：要避免永久删除或损坏iPhoto图库，严禁尝试更改该文件的内容。

4 . Do not alter the subject as it will be considered a new inquiry and placed at the bottom of our queue.
不要改变标题否则会被视为一个新的邮件而被放在收件箱列表后面。

5 . And in time, the distance between her charmed TV sitcom alter ego and the realities of her own life began to be overwhelming.
适时，在她为人喜爱的电视情景剧中扮演的自我和她自己生活的真相之间，距离开始变得巨大。