modernize
verb
ˈmɒdənaɪz
verb
1
to
make
something
such
as
a
system
or
building
more
modern
使现代化
T
They
need
more
funds
to
modernize
the
country’s
telephone
system.
他们需要更多的资金将本国的电话系统现代化。
a
tastefully
modernized
old
farmhouse
雅致而现代化的旧农舍
2
to
start
using
more
modern
methods
and
equipment
采用现代方法和设备，现代化
I
The
business
will
lose
money
if
it
doesn’t
modernize.
这家企业如果不实行现代化就要赔钱。
the
conflict
between
the
modernizers
and
the
conservatives
革新派和保守派之间的冲突
the
modernization
of
the
railway
system
铁路系统的现代化