0 to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change -- (通常指輕微地)改動,修改;改變,(使)變化
1 polite word for castrate or spay -- 閹割,切除
These are radical changes which will alter the complexion of the British contemporary dance scene.
You can alter the whole appearance of a room just by lighting it in a certain way.
Closing the factory would irrevocably alter the character of the local community for the worse.
Drugs can alter your perception of reality.
Analysis of single channel records indicate that the effect is to favor transition to a substate rather than to physically alter the conductance pathway.
Nonetheless, in some cases the phonetic spellings of mispronunciations may have been altered by some familiarity with the correct spelling.
Participants were given two digitally altered photographs and asked to find as many differences as they could.