ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODIFICATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤considerable, extensive, major相當大的/大量的/重大的修改▸➤minor, slight較小的/輕微的改動▸➤further進一步的修改▸➤important, necessary, significant重要的/必要的/意義重大的修改➤behaviour/behavior, behavioural/behavioral, dietary, lifestyle行為的改變;飲食的調整;生活方式的改變◇A diagnosis of diabetes necessitates some dietary modifications.患有糖尿病就需要在飲食方面進行一些調整。➤chemical, genetic化學/基因改變◇people opposed to the genetic modification of plants反對改造植物基因的人➤structural結構調整VERB + MODIFICATION➤involve, need, require需要修改◇The design requires considerable modification.這個設計需要進行大的修改。➤propose, recommend, suggest提議修改;建議修改▸➤carry out, introduce, make, undertake (especially NAmE) 進行修改▸➤receive, undergo接受修改◇The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications.已經對原計劃作了相當大的修改。PREPOSITION➤with modification, without modification加以/未加修改◇These bikes are designed for racing and cannot be used on the road without modification.這些自行車是為比賽設計的,不改裝不能上路。➤modification in在⋯方面的改變◇A modification in the law has not led to an increase in prosecutions.法律的修訂並未導致訴訟案件增加。◇a modification in smoking behaviour / behavior among older men老年人吸煙行為的改變➤modification to對⋯的修改◇We need to make a few modifications to the proposals.我們需要對提案作幾處修改。