单词	modernize
释义	modernizemod‧ern‧ize (also modernise British English) /ˈmɒdənaɪz $ ˈmɑːdər-/ ●○○ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE modernize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they modernize he, she, it modernizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they modernized Present perfect I, you, we, they have modernized he, she, it has modernized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had modernized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will modernize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have modernized Continuous Form Present I am modernizing he, she, it is modernizing you, we, they are modernizing Past I, he, she, it was modernizing you, we, they were modernizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been modernizing he, she, it has been modernizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been modernizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be modernizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been modernizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Any money raised will be used to modernize classrooms. It was an old farmhouse that had been modernized by the previous owner. Our aim was to modernize the health service, and we succeeded. Salinas pledged to modernize Mexico when he was elected. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A serious delay in modernizing the complex could threaten that compromise. And why is modernizing motherhood so hard? Mr Wilson had also said a good deal about modernizing the machinery of government. Rather, O Brother is filled with faithful if somewhat modernized renditions of the folky music of the Old South. Their town house had been sold, lingeringly, with rearguard modernizing actions to keep up its price. This was an important step towards a national health service, though in practice few authorities did much to modernize their facilities. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make something more modern► update to improve something, so that it includes the most modern equipment, methods, or information: · The school has just updated all its computer equipment.· Nursing staff were sent on training courses to update their skills. ► modernize also modernise British to make big changes to a place or organization, by putting in modern equipment or modern systems, and getting rid of old ones: · It was an old farmhouse that had been modernized by the previous owner.· Our aim was to modernize the health service, and we succeeded. ► bring something up to date to get rid of any old-fashioned details or features that something has and add the newest ones that are available: · The system needs bringing up to date.· All the history textbooks we use have been revised and brought up to date. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► modernize/reform a system · We need to reform the electoral system. Word family WORD FAMILYnounmodernitymodernizationmodernismmodernistmodernitymodernizermodernizationadjectivemodernmodernistmodernisticverbmodernize 1[transitive] to make something such as a system or building more modern:  They need more funds to modernize the country’s telephone system. a tastefully modernized old farmhouse2[intransitive] to start using more modern methods and equipment:  The business will lose money if it doesn’t modernize.—modernizer noun [countable]:  the conflict between the modernizers and the conservatives—modernization /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌmɑːdərnə-/ noun [uncountable]:  the modernization of the railway system
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