alter v. 改變，修改
例句：Annie had to alter her clothes after losing weight.
安妮瘦了以后，衣服也得修改了。
alert adj. 提防的，警惕的，機(jī)敏的 n. 警惕，警報(bào) v. 使警惕
例句：Although Alfred's over eighty, his mind is still remarkably alert.
盡管阿爾弗雷德已年過(guò)八十，但頭腦仍然十分機(jī)敏。
alternate adj. 交替的，輪流的，預(yù)備的 v. 交替，輪流，改變
例句：Cherry gets Saturdays off in her new job as against working alternate weekends in herlast one.
切莉新找的這份工作星期六放假，而原來(lái)的那份工作周末是輪流放假。
alternative n. 二中選一，可供選擇的辦法 adj. 選擇性的
例句：Caught in the act, Terry had no alternative but to confess.
特里被當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住，除了招供沒(méi)有別的可供選擇的辦法。
modify vt. 更改，修改 v. 修改
例句：Nate will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.
耐特要想當(dāng)選就得修改他的觀點(diǎn)。
revise vt. 修訂，校訂，修正，修改
例句：Tommy revised the manuscript of his book before sending it to the publisher.
湯米對(duì)自己那本書(shū)的手稿先進(jìn)行校訂，然后才把它交給出版社。
revive v. (使)蘇醒，(使)復(fù)興，(使)復(fù)活，(使)再生效，回想
例句：Due to the serious water pollution, all attempts to revive the fishing industry weredoomed to failure.
由于嚴(yán)重的水污染，千方百計(jì)復(fù)興漁業(yè)的嘗試注定徒勞無(wú)功。
adjust vt. 調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)，校準(zhǔn)，使適合
例句：Could you do Tony a favor to teach me how to adjust the camera?
你能教托尼怎么調(diào)節(jié)照相機(jī)嗎?