单词 | revise |
释义 | revise (rɪvaɪz ) Word forms: revises , revising , revised 1. verb B2 If you revise the way you think about something, you adjust your thoughts, usually in order to make them better or more suited to how things are. He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession. [VERB noun] Synonyms: change, review, modify, reconsider 2. verb B2 If you revise a price, amount, or estimate, you change it to make it more fair, realistic, or accurate. Some of their prices were higher than their competitors' so they revised their prices accordingly. [VERB noun] It was right that estimates were revised when new information became available. [VERB noun] 3. verb B2 When you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose. Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication. [VERB noun + for] The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. [VERB noun] Synonyms: edit, correct, alter, update 4. verb B1 When you revise for an examination, you read things again and make notes in order to be prepared for the examination. [British] I have to revise for maths. [VERB + for] I'd better skip the party and stay at home to revise. [VERB] Synonyms: study, go over, run through, cram [informal] Collocations: revise a budget I think there will be some effort to revise the budget or return to increased subsidies, but subsidies are not necessarily a solution. Times, Sunday Times Public outcry meant the government had to twice revise the budget in an attempt to satisfy the pensioners and unions, and indeed the backbenchers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nearly 75 per cent have already revised their budgets for the current year, mainly because of a loss of income from service and planning charges. Times, Sunday Times The city council was forced to revise the budget immediately due to the lack of funds, as they had already begun spending based on the higher tax rate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So far 75 per cent of authorities have said that they are revising their budgets because of the recession. Times, Sunday Times Last year it expected to recover 43 per cent but yesterday revised the figure down to 30 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The agency originally estimated that output shrank by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, before upwardly revising that figure to show growth of 0.2 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Estimates of the missing had ranged as high as 27, but authorities later revised the figure to about a dozen. canada.com It restated the size of its user base for the last three quarters, revising the figures down by as much as two million in each. Times, Sunday Times Clearly we need to revise that rule. Times, Sunday Times In your love life, you see the flip side of a partner and this helps you revise the rules of a relationship. The Sun You can get the right balance between respect, romance and fun which revises the rules of a relationship so you both enjoy it more. The Sun You also have the confidence to revise the rules of a relationship so you both enjoy it more. The Sun You can revise the rules of love so you both enjoy it more and have an equal say in decisions. The Sun The obverse remained essentially the same as the prior version, but the reverse was revised substantially. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A permanent exhibition was arranged in 1952 and revised substantially in 1962. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was revised substantially before publication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Parliament must revise the law as a matter of urgency. Times,Sunday Times Another attempt to revise the law in 2007 was also unsuccessful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If it succeeds, scientists will have to revise the laws of physics. Times, Sunday Times It had been established in 1919 and gained the right to revise the laws of the federal states that year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He set out to revise the laws and the civil service system in accordance of how he would want his own empire to be. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First-quarter growth was revised upward to a rate of 2.6 per cent from the initial estimate of 2.4 per cent. Globe and Mail Consumption was revised upward to 6.9 per cent as tax cuts and auto incentives revved up the economy. Globe and Mail Reserves were revised upward repeatedly beginning in the late 1960s (see chart, left). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, the damage toll was revised upward to $930 million in 2011. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The number was revised upward the next day to 511 homes lost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shift was caused partly by new discoveries of uranium ore but mostly because mining companies were forced to revise upwards the cost of extracting previously identified reserves. Times, Sunday Times Analysts have been forced to revise upwards their forecasts, with some forward measures suggesting that prices will reach $125 a pound this year and $140 a pound in 2008. Times, Sunday Times Note that recommendations were subsequently revised upwards, e.g. 30 mg/kg for adults. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Operating frequency, hours of operation and number of trainsets have been continually revised upwards to accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was later revised upwards to a week. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 修订 Japanese: 修正する |
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