modernise

[US]/'mɔdənaiz/
[UK]/ˈmɑdɚˌnaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使現代化,適應現代需要
vi. 現代化,使用現代方法
n. 現代化事物
Word Forms
過去分詞modernised
過去式modernised
現在分詞modernising
第三人稱單數modernises
複數modernises

Example Sentences

They decided not to modernise the Victorian de&1&cor.

他們決定不對維多利亞時代的裝潢進行現代派的改變。

They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.

他們企圖使這些陳舊的工業現代化,結果勞而無功。

The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernise the railway network.

政府宣佈了一項高要求的計劃,使鐵路網現代化。

The company is caught in a double bind.If it doesn’t modernise it won’t make money, but if it does modernise they’ll have to make people redundant because they won’t need them any more.

這家公司進退兩難。不實行現代化就無法盈利,要實行現代化就會有冗員,因爲公司將不再需要他們。

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