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...使精炼厂现代化的计划There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。
英汉词典释义
n.
现代化;现代化的事物
International competition is a spur to modernization.国际间的竞争是走向现代化的动力。Modernization is the key to speed up our agricultural development.现代化是加快农业发展的关键。Let’s pull together for the early realization of the four modernizations.为了早日实现四个现代化,让我们齐心协力地干吧。Methods of management operation should also be changed to suit the needs of modernization.管理方法也得改变一下以适应现代化的需要。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. making modern in appearance or behavior;
"the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"