Although this incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win, both are going to continue on their way toward the finish line.
2017年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
英语六级真题
If Apple alters the security model of future iPhones so that even its own engineers' "reasonable assistance" will not be able to crack a given device when compelled by the government, a precedent set in this case might lose its lasting force.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
In a 2016 study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, Ariely and colleagues showed how dishonesty alters people's brains, making it easier to tell lies in the future.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-ERG
改变；变更；更改
If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.