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单词 revise
释义
revisere‧vise /rɪˈvaɪz/ ●●○ AWL verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINrevise
Origin:
1500-1600 French réviser, from Latin revisere ‘to look at again’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
revise
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyrevise
he, she, itrevises
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyrevised
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave revised
he, she, ithas revised
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad revised
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill revise
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have revised
Continuous Form
PresentIam revising
he, she, itis revising
you, we, theyare revising
PastI, he, she, itwas revising
you, we, theywere revising
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been revising
he, she, ithas been revising
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been revising
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be revising
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been revising
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Ahmed's upstairs, revising.
  • By the time the President arrived at Keflavlk, the revised speech was ready.
  • Cheney is urging that the policy be revised.
  • He gave his work to his friend to revise, because he found it hard to see his own mistakes.
  • I'd like you read my story once I've revised it.
  • The library was full of students revising for the final exams.
  • The plan was revised and the fee lowered to $600.
  • The publisher will not accept your manuscript until it has been thoroughly revised.
  • This discovery made them revise their old ideas.
  • What are you revising tonight?
  • You should review and revise the plan in the light of events as they unfold.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Alison was in fact often absent, revising her television play and writing her next play.
  • All told, the Communists could come out of the general election with some 45-50 seats in the revised 500-seat lower house.
  • He then organized a team of five employees who revised the proposal and several other documents-without interrupting the regular work flow.
  • The move came after a vote by regents indefinitely tabling a motion to rescind their July 20 vote revising admissions policies.
  • The study also prompted the U. S. Department of Agriculture to revise and shorten its recommended roasting times.
  • There were other stops and a final revised target of 245.
  • They are intended to be used to consolidate or to revise language which has already been presented in other ways.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, especially by being taught or trained: · How long have you been learning Italian?· At what age can you learn to drive in America?
to learn about a subject by reading books, going to classes etc, especially at school or university: · She’s studying music at Berkeley College in California.
to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a particular job: · Julie’s training to be a nurse.
to learn something without much effort, by watching or listening to other people: · It’s easy to pick up a language when you’re living in a country.· The rules of the game are easy – you’ll soon pick them up.
informal to learn how to do or use something that is fairly complicated, especially with practice: · It took me a while to get the hang of all the features on my new camera.
British English, review American English to study facts again, especially on your own, in order to learn them before an examination: · Jenny’s upstairs revising for her Maths exam tomorrow.
to learn something so well that you have no difficulty with it, especially a skill or a language: · She gave me a book called ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’.· I learnt Spanish for years but I never really mastered it.
verb [intransitive, transitive] to learn about a subject at school, university etc: · If you study hard, you’ll get a good job.· He studied law at Harvard University.
verb [transitive] to study a subject that you have chosen at school, college etc: · What classes are you taking next semester?· In my final year, I decided to take English and economics.
verb [transitive] British English informal to study a particular subject at school or university: · I can’t decide whether to do German or Spanish next year.· Did you do computing at school?
phrasal verb American English to study something as your main subject at a college or university: · Diane majored in psychology at the University of Washington.
verb [intransitive] British English to study to prepare for an examination: · It’s best to start revising early.· He’s revising for his final exams.
verb [intransitive] informal to study very hard and try to learn a lot of information just before an examination: · Everyone’s cramming for their final exams.
to study something in a very detailed way, especially in order to discover new information about it: · He does research at Oxford University.· I’m doing research into second language learning.· It’s difficult to do research on humans.
Longman Language Activatorto change something or someone
to make someone or something different: · They've changed the timetable, and now there's only one bus an hour.· Going to college changed him a lot. It made him much more mature.· Having a baby changes your life completely, whatever your age.
to change something so that it is better or more suitable: · You can alter the color and size of the image using a remote control.· The border was closed, and they were forced to alter their plans.
to change some parts of a system or the way something is done, but not all of it: · Don't make any major changes yet.· I've analysed the system and made changes where I thought they were needed.make changes to/in: · You'll have to make some changes in your life - stop smoking and eating fatty food, and stop working so hard. · The manufacturer has agreed to make one or two changes to the computer's design.
to change an idea or plan because of new information: · This discovery made them revise their old ideas.· You should review and revise the plan in the light of events as they unfold.· By the time the President arrived at Keflavik, the revised speech was ready.
to make small changes to something in order to improve it
to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable: · Check and adjust your brakes regularly.· I don't think the color control on this TV is properly adjusted.· The amount of any of these ingredients can be adjusted according to your taste.· "You don't have to come,'' Lewis said, as he adjusted his tie in a mirror.
to make small changes to something such as a machine, a system, or the way something looks: · You can use this tool to make adjustments in all kinds of machines.make adjustments to: · Scientists were able to locate the star by making a few minor adjustments to their original calculations.
to make small changes to something written, for example a law or legal agreement: · Programs written in languages such as BASIC are very easy to edit and amend.amend a bill/rule/law/act etc: · Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1967 to help the disabled.· The law was amended so that profits from drug dealing could be seized by the government.amend the Constitution: · To amend the Constitution voters must approve the measure in a referendum.
to check a piece of writing from beginning to end and make any changes that are necessary to improve it: · He gave his work to his friend to revise, because he found it hard to see his own mistakes.· The publisher will not accept your manuscript until it has been thoroughly revised.
to change your opinion or belief about something
to change your opinion about something or someone: · At first the doctor said I was suffering from a virus, but now he's changed his mind.· Everyone has a right to change their mind.change your mind about: · I'm hoping Dad will change his mind about Louise after he meets her tonight.· I've changed my mind about the Riviera. I do like it after all.
formal to change your opinion because something has happened that has made you realize that you were wrong before: revise your opinion about/of: · Mrs Pemberton revised her opinion of her future son-in-law when he was accepted into law school.· Since visiting the refugee camps, I have revised my opinion about immigration quotas.
to change your mind about something and talk about it in a very different way from how you did before: · She used to be a Communist, but she changed her tune when her parents left her all that money.· You've changed your tune all of a sudden! Only yesterday you were saying you thought Christmas presents were a waste of money.
when you begin to feel differently about something or someone so that your attitude completely changes: · It's hard to explain this apparent change of heart.have a change of heart: · He didn't want kids at first, but he's had quite a change of heart.change of heart about: · We can only hope Congress may have a radical change of heart about welfare benefits.
also come round British to change your mind so that you gradually begin to agree with someone else's idea or opinion, especially after they have persuaded you that they are right: · He'll come around eventually. He doesn't have any choice, does he?· My mother stopped speaking to me when I first married Tom, but she's slowly coming around now.come around to somebody's view/way of thinking: · We had to talk to Sam for a long time before he came round to our way of thinking.come around to the idea/view that: · A lot of employers are coming around to the idea that older employees have a lot to offer a company.come around to doing something: · We're hoping that they'll eventually come round to accepting our offer.
formal to say publicly or formally that you have changed your mind and stopped believing what you used to believe, especially about religion or politics: · During the Moscow Show Trials in the 1930s, prisoners were forced to publicly recant.· After the Reformation, many Catholics recanted to avoid punishment.
to study to prepare for an examination
to learn the information you need to prepare yourself for a test or examination: · I'm going to spend the afternoon studying my notes.· The test is supposed to be hard - aren't you going to study at all?study for: · He studied for the bar exam all year, and he still didn't pass.· I can't go to the movie tonight - I have a big test to study for.
British to read books, notes etc in order to prepare for an examination that you are going to take: · Ahmed's upstairs, revising.· What are you revising tonight?revise for: · The library was full of students revising for the final exams.
informal to study very hard just before an examination, especially because you do not know enough: · You'll really have to cram if you want to pass the test.cram for: · Everyone's cramming for their final exams.
British informal to study for an examination: · He's sure to pass - he's been swotting away for months.swot for: · I was too busy swotting for my exams to be much interested in girls.
informal to study a particular subject to prepare for a test or examination: · I've been boning up on my Latin for the entrance exam.
WORD SETS
absenteeism, nounacademic, adjectiveacademy, nounadult education, nounalma mater, nounassessment, nounassessor, nounassignment, nounaudiovisual, adjectiveAV, binder, nounbiology, nounblackboard, nounbursary, nounbusiness studies, nounCAL, nounCALL, nouncareer counselor, nouncareers officer, nouncase study, nounCDT, nouncert., certificate, nouncertificated, adjectivechalkboard, nouncharm school, nounchemistry set, nouncivics, nounclass, nounclassicist, nounclassmate, nouncloze test, nouncoach, nouncoeducation, nouncollege, nouncollegiate, adjectivecommon room, nouncomprehension, nouncomprehensive, adjectivecomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer science, nouncontinuing education, nouncorrespondence course, nouncoursebook, nouncoursework, nouncrash course, nouncredit, nouncrib, verbcross, nouncurriculum, nounD, noundiploma, noundirect method, nounDirector of Studies, noundissect, verbdistance learning, noundistinction, noundo, verbdropout, noundyslexia, nounedify, verbedifying, adjectiveeducate, verbeducational, adjectiveeducationalist, nouneducator, nounEFL, nounELT, nounESL, nounESOL, nounESP, nounessay, nounevening class, nounexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbexercise, nounexercise book, nounexternal, adjectiveextracurricular, adjectiveF, fail, nounfellowship, nounfield, nounfield day, nounfield trip, nounfieldwork, nounflashcard, nounflip chart, nounflunk, verbfree period, nounfresher, nounfreshman, nounfurther education, nounglobe, noungoverness, noungrade, verbgraded, adjectivegrade point average, noungrind, nounheuristic, adjectivehistory, nounimmersion, nounineducable, adjectiveinfirmary, nounintake, nounintelligence quotient, nouninterdisciplinary, adjectiveintroductory, adjectiveinvigilate, verbIQ, nounjanitor, nounlearning curve, nounlesson, nounletter, nounletter, verbliberal arts, nounlibrarian, nounlibrary, nounlife science, nounmainstream, adjectivemasterclass, nounmatron, nounmedia studies, nounmnemonic, nounmoderate, verbmoderator, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmultiple choice, adjectivenight school, nounnumerate, adjectiveopen house, nounoral, nounoverqualified, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpass, verbpass, nounpastoral, adjectivepedagogical, adjectivepedagogue, nounpedagogy, nounphonics, nounphrasebook, nounphysical education, nounpicture book, nounplacement, nounplaytime, nounpoli sci, nounpolitical science, nounpolitics, nounprincipal, nounprize day, nounproblem, nounproctor, nounprogrammed learning, nounprotégé, nounquad, nounqualification, nounqualify, verbquick, adjectiverector, nounre-educate, verbrefectory, nounreference, nounreference library, nounrequirement, nounresearch, nounresearch, verbresit, verbresource, nounresult, nounresume, nounretake, verbretake, nounreunion, nounreview, verbrevise, verbrevision, nounrole-play, nounrote, nounscholar, nounscholarship, nounscholastic, adjectiveschool, nounscience, nounscript, nounself-taught, adjectiveset, verbspeciality, nounspelling bee, nounstandard, adjectivestate school, nounstudent body, nounstudent government, nounstudent loan, nounstudent teaching, nounstudent union, nounstudy, verbstudy hall, nounsub, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsuperintendent, nounteacher, nounteaching, nountechie, nounterm, nounterm paper, nounTESL, nounTESOL, nountext, nountextbook, nountick, nountick, verbtimetable, nountimetable, verbtranscript, nountrimester, nountruancy, nountuition, nountutor, nountutor, verbunderclassman, noununit, noununseen, nounvisual aid, nounvocational, adjectivewhiteboard, nounworkbook, nounworksheet, nounX, nounyearbook, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=one that has more information than a previous edition, or contains corrections)· The revised edition includes a chapter on Gordon Brown.
(=change it because of new information)· The company has revised its sales forecast.
· In a revised version of the script, this scene was cut .
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Given this, the production index could be revised down to a fall of 1 percent.· The government has said it will revise down its initial 2. 8 percent growth target in coming weeks.· That's revised down 5 feet from earlier Tuesday.
· They suggest that forecasts of warming may have to revised downwards.
· The genus Cryptocoryne has been revised recently by the senior author.
· The forecasts for earnings per share this year and in 1994 have been revised upwards to just under 15%.· These expectations have been revised upwards to 27 %.· Skoda plans to produce 300,000 Fabias a year, but that figure could be revised upwards.· But benefits were regularly revised upwards to similar effect elsewhere.· Second quarter figures had to be revised upwards by more than one percentage point from the estimate of 10.3%.· Next year's growth forecast has also been revised upwards, but only from 2.3 percent to 2.4 percent.
NOUN
· Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
· This revised and expanded edition has two new chapters on capillary electrophoresis and supercritical fluid chromatography.· The book first came out in 1994 and a revised edition was published this year.· The Guide has recently been slightly revised and the second edition should now be in all centres.· The Yellow Book is currently being revised and the existing edition is due to be entirely replaced.
· Table 6.13 below shows a revised estimate of daily water use.
· Under the revised law, says Prof.· Filner insisted yesterday that the federal letter of clarification has solved the problem, and state legislators will revise state law.· But weak economic performance, supporters said, is precisely why Kim has pushed so hard to revise the labor law.
· But he had cause to revise his opinion a moment later when they opened the door and went in.· It urged Mr Dornbusch to revise his opinion.· It is hard to revise that opinion, having seen the early results.· There was a rustle of a sigh from the audience and I began to revise my opinion of her likely commercial success.· He hadn't revised his opinion of her at all!· And she wasn't going to rest until he'd revised his opinion of her.
· Stage 7: Reviewing - Reassessing needs and the service outcomes with a view to revising the care plan at specified intervals.· Seeing this, Miles and Evan revised their plans.· We believe it is vital that the Secretary of State is persuaded to revise his plans.· The planning process includes a series of public meetings this fall, with the revised plan scheduled for adoption next spring.· Special Branch officers who are planning protection for the forthcoming general election are likely to revise their plans.· Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive.· The sanctions committee was expected toback Mr Galloway's revised plans.· A decision on whether to fund the project will be made next spring, as commissioners revise long-term plans.
· The move came after a vote by regents indefinitely tabling a motion to rescind their July 20 vote revising admissions policies.
· The chances are that he will see his inconsistency and revise his moral views, either exonerating Smith or condemning himself.· Maria revised her view about sucking lemons.· The fact that he appeared to revise his views between 1885 and 1914 is not necessarily important.
· You went through a period when you spent most of your time revising your existing works.· So I revised my works from that point of view, and some others from a conceptual point of view.· But there comes a point when I stop revising my works.· This comprehension exercise also revises previous grammar work.
VERB
· There was a rustle of a sigh from the audience and I began to revise my opinion of her likely commercial success.· So some economists began to revise their assumptions.
· Does the hand-out need revising in the light of new reports etc? 7.· Occasionally you may need to revise your goals.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounrevisionverbrevise
1[transitive] to change something because of new information or ideas:  The college has revised its plans because of local objections. We have revised our estimates of population growth.revise something upwards/downwards Forecasts of economic growth are being revised downwards.2[intransitive, transitive] British English to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination SYN review, study American English:  I’ve got to revise my geography.revise for She’s revising for her history exam.► see thesaurus at learn, study3[transitive] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes → amend:  A couple of sections of the book will need to be revised.
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