1. alter 指衣服等作部分改變或變動
I'll have to alter the diagram. I've made a mistake.
我得修改圖表. 我出了點兒錯.
2. change 指位置、性質等改變,常與into連用表示“變為……”
Her expression changed when she heard the news.
她聽到這一消息時表情就變了。
3. convert 表示事物的外表及用途、功能方面所發生的次要變化,非本質上的巨大變化。也常與into連用
The old barn we bought to convert into flats was practically tumbling down.
那個舊谷倉我們買下想改建住房的, 實際上已經快塌了.
4. modify 修改,較正式,常用以表示意見、計劃、條件或形式、質量方面不大的修改變化
He'll have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.
他要想當選就得把觀點改得緩和些.
5. apart from 且不說,除了……
She keeps herself apart from (ie does not mix with) other people.
她與別人保持距離(不與別人混在一起).
For reasons he could not explain he was made to feel different, set apart, from the other boys.
由于某些他無法解釋的原因,使他感覺與他的孩子不同。