modernize
modernise, v
1 [Tn] make (sth) suitable for modern needs or habits; bring up to date 使(某事物)现代化
modernize a transport system, a factory, farming methods 使运输系统、 工厂、 耕作方法现代化
a fully modernized shop 十分现代化的商店.
2 [I] adopt modern ways or views 采用现代方法或观点; 现代化
If the industry doesn't modernize it will not survive. 该制造业若不现代化就不能继续存在.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
This is a telephone with a tape recorder.
这是一台带有磁带录音机的电话。
He encouraged Indians to start making their own cotton cloth and to refuse to buy cloth made in England.