柯林斯詞典modernize /?m?d??na?z/ (modernizing,modernized,modernizes) BRIT also modernise1. V-T To modernize something such as a system or a factory means to change it by replacing old equipment or methods with new ones. 使現(xiàn)代化 ...plans to modernize the refinery. …使精鍊廠現(xiàn)代化的各項計劃。2. modernizationN-UNCOUNT 現(xiàn)代化 ...a five-year modernization programme. …一個爲(wèi)期5年的現(xiàn)代化槼劃。 返回 modernize劍橋詞典to make something more modern （使）現(xiàn)代化 Much of the house has been modernized. 房子的大部分已經(jīng)現(xiàn)代化了。 There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing working practices . 許多人反對工作制度現(xiàn)代化。 If they want to increase output from the factory , they'll have to modernize. 如果他們想增加工廠的産量，就必須實行現(xiàn)代化。 返回 modernize