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单词 version
释义
version
(vɜːʳʃən , ən )
Word forms: versions
1. countable noun B2
A version of something is a particular form of it in which some details are different from earlier or later forms.
...an updated version of his book. [+ of]
Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game. [+ of]
The second-hand version is a poor copy of the original.
Synonyms: form, variety, variant, sort  
2. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Someone's version of an event is their own description of it, especially when it is different to other people's.
Yesterday afternoon the White House put out a new version of events. [+ of]
She and her friends wanted to go public with their version of the incident.
There have been widely differing versions in the newspapers about the prison siege.
Synonyms: account, report, side, description  
Collocations:
watered-down version
I don't want to be served a watered-down version.
Times, Sunday Times
The health minister backed off and instead offered a watered-down version of voluntary screening.
Times, Sunday Times
These changes are a watered-down version of an earlier proposal to oblige lenders to show how a particular savings account rate compares with the rest of the market.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead, a watered-down version was introduced.
The Sun
Sources close to yesterday's meeting said that the second resolution was still under discussion, and that it was possible it would be a watered-down version of the first.
Globe and Mail
Translations:
Chinese: 版本
Japanese: ・・・版
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