mod·i·fy/`mɑdəˏfaɪ; ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ v [T] 1 to make small changes to something in order to improve it 〔略微地〕改善，改进; 修改: Safety procedures have been modified since the fire. 自从火灾以后，安全程序已作出改进。 2 if one word modifies another, it gives more information about it 〔一个词〕修饰〔另一词〕