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单词 revise
释义
revise
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To revise means to alter or improve a preliminary draft of something, usually a text. When you want your writing to be really great, you must revise it several times until it is perfect.
The word revise sounds like the related word revisit, and revising a piece of work does in fact require revisiting it. Planning out a project includes estimating how much it will cost and when it will be done. If something unforeseen happens, you might have to revise your estimates of cost and completion date. You can also use revise as a noun. Once you finish the first draft of an essay, you can begin working on the revise.
WORD FAMILY
revise: revisal, revised, reviser, revises, revising, revision+/revisal: revisals/revised: unrevised/reviser: revisers/revising: revisings/revision: revisionism, revisions/revisionism: revisionist/revisionist: revisionists
USAGE EXAMPLES
As governor, he created the Alabama Constitutional Revision Commission, which worked on revising the constitution until Wallace put a stop to the effort.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The revised draft resolution circulated by Russia “endorses” the cease-fire documents.
Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)
To revise William Gibson’s famous observation: the future is already here—you’ll just need to buy a dongle to get at it.
The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016)
1v make revisions in
revise a thesis
Hypo|Hyper
amend
make amendments to
rewrite
write differently; alter the writing of
2v revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
Syn|Hyper
retool
reorganise, reorganize, shake up
organize anew
3n the act of rewriting something
Syn|Hyper
rescript, revisal, revision
revising, rewriting
editing that involves writing something again
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