modernise
modernise — verb
1. to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, metho
to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, methods, or designs that are typical of the present time
The teaching hospital was modernised last year with new digital X-ray machines.
passive: be modernised + with [new equipment]
Kabir modernised the firm's entire computer network over the summer break.
Tunde suggested modernising the restaurant kitchen by installing an induction hob.
The city council is modernising the old train station to make it wheelchair-friendly.
After the factory was modernised, production time fell by thirty percent.
- update
broader; can apply to software, information, and personal items, unlike modernise which focuses on present-day standards
- renovate
focuses on physical repair and renewal, especially of buildings; modernise adds the idea of bringing things up to current standards
- overhaul
suggests a complete, thorough change of a system or process; more dramatic than modernise
- upgrade
specific to improving quality or capability, especially of technology or equipment
- preserve
to keep something in its original state rather than updating it
文法句型
modernise + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive constructions when describing institutional or infrastructural changes. The direct object is typically an organisation, system, or facility — not a person.