To modernize something such as a system or a factory means to change it by replacing old equipment or methods with new ones.
例句
...plans to modernize the refinery...使精煉廠現(xiàn)代化的計劃There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我們的選舉制度迫切需要現(xiàn)代化。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
現(xiàn)代化;現(xiàn)代化的事物
International competition is a spur to modernization.國際間的競爭是走向現(xiàn)代化的動力。Modernization is the key to speed up our agricultural development.現(xiàn)代化是加快農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵。Let’s pull together for the early realization of the four modernizations.為了早日實現(xiàn)四個現(xiàn)代化,讓我們齊心協(xié)力地干吧。Methods of management operation should also be changed to suit the needs of modernization.管理方法也得改變一下以適應(yīng)現(xiàn)代化的需要。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. making modern in appearance or behavior;
"the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"