vt.

1. 更改，修改
   We have to modify our plan a little bit.

   我们得对我们的计划稍加修改。

2. 缓和，减轻
   He has modified his demands.

   他已降低了他的要求。

3. 【语】修饰
   A noun sometimes modifies another noun.

   一个名词有时候修饰另一个名词。

v.

1. make partial changes to.
   ▸Biology  transform (a structure) during development or evolution.
   ▸Phonetics  pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm.
2. Grammar  qualify the sense of (a noun).