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.
The first settlers on the plains of America were Native Americans.
美洲平原上的首批定居者是美洲土著人。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.