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单词 revise
释义
revise
verb
uk
/rɪˈvaɪz/us
/rɪˈvaɪz/

reviseverb(CHANGE)

B2[T]
tolookat orconsideragain anidea,pieceof writing, etc. inordertocorrectorimproveit:
修订；修正；修改
Hishelpfulnesstoday has made me revise myoriginalopinion/impressionof him.他今天所表现出的乐于助人的品质使我改变了对他的最初看法／印象。
Hispublishersmade him revise hismanuscriptthreetimes.出版公司让他把手稿修改了3次。
More examples
  • Casualtyfigureswere reviseddownwardsafter thewarhadended.
  • Conceivably,supportersof thelawcouldfilibustertopreventit from being revised.
  • Thecostofcompletionhas been revisedupwardsagainduetoinflation.
  • Themechanismforcollectingtaxesneedsrevising.
  • He wasaskedto revise hisproposalbeforesubmittingit again.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Correcting and mending
  • calibration
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • correction
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • fine-tune
  • mess
  • put/setsomeonerightidiom
  • recondition
  • reconstruct
  • reconstruction
  • rectification
  • remedy
  • revised
  • servicing
  • set/put the record straightidiom
  • smoothsomethingaway
  • smoothen
  • sort
  • tinker
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Editing & compiling

reviseverb(STUDY)

B1[IorT]UK
(USreview)
tostudyagain something you have alreadylearned, inpreparationfor anexam:
复习；温习
We're revising (algebra)forthetesttomorrow.我们正在为明天的（代数）考试进行复习。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to study something
  • studyWhat do you plan on studying at university?
  • majorUSShe majored in philosophy at Harvard.
  • cramShe's cramming for her history exam.
  • reviseUKI'm revising for tomorrow's test.
  • reviewUSWe're going to review for the test tomorrow night.
  • researchScientists are researching possible new treatments for cancer.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Learning & knowing
  • absorptive capacity
  • academy
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • assimilate
  • autodidact
  • extension
  • familiar
  • journey
  • non-academic
  • non-library
  • onboard
  • onboarding
  • outlearn
  • sit
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • unlearnable
  • unteachable
  • upskill
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(Definition ofrevisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

revise| American Dictionary

revise
verb[I/T]
us
/rɪˈvɑɪz/
tochangeorcorrectsomething,esp. apieceof writing:
[T]With thefinalexam, you don’t revise it after theteacherreadsit.
BrTo revise is tostudyagain what you have beenlearninginordertopreparefor anexam.

revised

adjective[not gradable]us
/rɪˈvɑɪzd/
Herbookisavailablein a new revisededition.
(Definition ofrevisefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

revise| Business English

revise
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈvaɪz/us
tochangeanamountorvalueinorderto make it moreaccurate:
TheLaborDepartmentannouncedit had revised theAugustnumbersto show that theeconomygained89,000jobsthatmonth.
Advisers have revisedtheirestimateofitslikelystockmarketvalue, from £5.4bn to £5.8bn.
Thebiggestdropin theglobalfigurescame from revising thefigureforIndiadownward, which was done inJuly.
revise sth down/upEurozoneinflationinNovemberhas been revised up from 1.8% to 1.9%.
to makechangesto aplan,system, orlawinordertoimproveit:
As aresultofrecentanalysis, theperformancemeasurementsystemiscurrentlybeing revised.
TheDepartmentof Agriculture isexpectedto reviseitsproposalsconcerningregulatorychanges.
revise a law/a rule/legislationLegislation to revise thelawsoncorporatelawsuitswasblockedlastnightin theSenate.
to makechangesto abook,document, etc. inordertoimproveit,correctmistakes, or make itcontainthe mostrecentinformation:
This thirdeditionhas beencompletelyupdatedand revised.
(Definition ofrevisefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrevise

revise
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed., revised).
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In particular, the condition of having accumulated 35 years of contribution to access to a pension should be revised.
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Finally, the revised code expands provisions for the discovery of evidence.
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Many communities are revising their earlier nationalistic policy in the face of globalization.
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The papers gathered here, though revised, reflect the variety of approach evident in their first presentations at the meeting.
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Indeed, whenever a diary writer edits or otherwise revises entries, ' ' these superficially private writings become unmistakably public documents, intended for an external readership.
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At a later point he revised and standardised the two strophes.
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After discussion the panelists revised the indications and rated them again.
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The interview schedule was field-tested and revised over a 2-year period before formal data collection began.
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If linguistic theory is incompatible with gradual evolution and development, perhaps linguistic theory needs to be revised.
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The interpretations are constructed incrementally and continually revised and updated, so that most alternatives can be quickly discarded.
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Codes were established and revised using an iterative group process of reading transcripts, testing codes, and revising or devising new codes.
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However, the guidelines for reimbursement of assistive devices were revised at the moment because of an increasing pressure on budgets for assistive devices.
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Pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum: surgical management based on a revised classification.
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Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: surgical management based on a revised classification.
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