"modernize" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 现代化

Definition

通过采用新方法、新思想或新技术使某物更加现代化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Modernize” 通常用于正式语境，指对系统、建筑或机构进行重要的更新换代，如 'modernize a company/system/law'。很少用于小改动，通常指较大的变化。

Examples

The city wants to modernize its public transportation system.

这座城市希望**现代化**其公共交通系统。

They decided to modernize the old library.

他们决定**现代化**这座老图书馆。

The company will modernize its computer systems next year.

公司明年将**现代化**其计算机系统。

We're hoping to modernize our kitchen to make cooking easier.

我们希望**现代化**厨房，让做饭变得更容易。

It's time to modernize the laws so they fit today's society.

是时候对法律进行**现代化**，让其适应当今社会了。

If we don't modernize, we'll fall behind our competitors.

如果我们不**现代化**，就会落后于竞争对手。