modernise

英 ['mɒdənaɪz] 美 ['mɒdənaɪz]

• v. （使）现代化
• =modernize（美）.

英英释义

Verb:

1. become technologically advanced;

   "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
   "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
   

2. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to;

   "You should overhaul your car engine"
   "overhaul the health care system"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The new pit is a response to the IPE's efforts to modernise.
   新开张的交易所回应了伦敦国际石油交易所进行的现代化努力。
2. Mr Odinga wants to build more roads and modernise Kenya's railways.
   奥廷加先生想为肯尼亚建造更多的公路，并让肯尼亚的铁路实现现代化。

近反义词

【近义词】

• modernize (使) 现代化
• develop 发展
• overhaul 翻修