alter

verb

OPAL W

/ˈɔːltə(r)/

/ˈɔːltər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they alter	/ˈɔːltə(r)/ /ˈɔːltər/
he / she / it alters	/ˈɔːltəz/ /ˈɔːltərz/
past simple altered	/ˈɔːltəd/ /ˈɔːltərd/
past participle altered	/ˈɔːltəd/ /ˈɔːltərd/
-ing form altering	/ˈɔːltərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to become different; to make somebody/something different（使）改变，更改，改动
- Prices did not alter significantly during 2019.2019 年间，价格没有大的变化。
- He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him.他变化大得我几乎认不出来了。
- alter somebody/something His actions that day altered my perception of him. 那天他的行为改变了我对他的看法。
- The landscape has been radically altered by changes in the climate. 气候的变化彻底改变了这一景观。
- He has the power to fundamentally alter the course of history.他有能力从根本上改变历史的进程。
- She didn't alter her behaviour in any way.她没有以任何方式改变她的行为。
- Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。
- The recipe has been altered to suit American tastes.食谱已被修改以适应美国人的口味。
- Fame hasn't really altered her.名气并没有真正改变她。
Extra Examples
- It doesn't alter the way I feel.这并没有改变我的感受。
- This incident altered the whole course of events.这件事改变了整个事件的进程。
- The party's policies have hardly altered, but public opinion has.该党的政策几乎没变，但是公众舆论变了。
- This development will alter the character of the town.这项开发将改变城区的风貌。
- This law needs to be altered.这项法律需要修改。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- considerably
- dramatically
- …
phrases
- not alter the fact that
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[transitive] alter something to make changes to a piece of clothing so that it will fit you better修改（衣服使更合身）
- We can have the dress altered to fit you.我们可以把衣服改得适合你。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French alterer, from late Latin alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2121 COCA: 2889

alter

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES

ADVERB

➤completely, considerably, dramatically, drastically, fundamentally, greatly, profoundly, radically, significantly, substantially完全改變；變化相當大；劇變；根本性改動；極大地改變；徹底改變；重大改變；實質上有所改變

◇He had not altered greatly in the last ten years.過去 10 年中他變化不大。

➤slightly有所改變

▸➤forever, irreversibly, irrevocably, permanently永遠／不可逆轉地／無法更改地／永久改變

PHRASES

➤not alter the fact that沒有改變⋯的事實

◇Unemployment has come down slightly but this does not alter the fact that it is still a major problem.失業率下降了一點兒，但這不能改變失業問題仍是一大困擾的事實。