alter除了修改、改变之外，还有什么意思？

vt.改变；更改；改建（房屋）；（人）变老

vi.改变；修改

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?双语例句1.?She?was?about?to?alter?the?trimmings?of?the?dress. ? 她打算改动这件女服的装饰。

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2.?We?have?to?alter?the?house?into?a?barn. ? 我们不得不把房子改建成谷仓。

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3.?She?is?trying?to?alter?the?coat. ? 她正设法改那件衣服。

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4.?As?times?alter,?men's?affections?change. ? 时过境迁。

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5.?Sophistry?cannot?alter?history. ? 诡辩改变不了历史。

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