新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

modernize

英  [ˈmɒdənaɪz]
    

[VERB]

又拼作 modernise  
    VERB. 动词
  • modernizes , modernizing , modernized

    1[T 及物动词] 使现代化

    To modernize something such as a system or a factory means to change it by replacing old equipment or methods with new ones.

    近义词

    update

    双语例句

    例:

    plans to modernize the refinery.

    使精炼厂现代化的各项计划。

    例:

    We need to modernise our electoral system.

    我们需要使我们的选举体系现代化。

    例:

    the cost of modernizing the economy.

    将经济加以现代化的成本。

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