vi.被修饰,修改
vt.改变,减轻,减缓,[语]修饰,(用变音符号)改变
Established practices are difficult to modify.
既定的惯例是很难更改的.
You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得婉转一点.
It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。