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单词 revising
释义

revise

1 of 2

noun

re·​vise ˈrē-ˌvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
ri-ˈvīz
1
: an act of revising : revision
2
: a printing proof that incorporates changes marked in a previous proof

revise

2 of 2

verb

re·​vise ri-ˈvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
revised; revising

transitive verb

1
a
: to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a manuscript
b
British : to study again : review
2
a
: to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of
revise a dictionary
b
: to provide with a new taxonomic arrangement
revising the alpine ferns

intransitive verb

British : review sense 1
revisable
ri-ˈvī-zə-bəl How to pronounce revise (audio)
adjective
reviser noun
or revisor
ri-ˈvī-zər How to pronounce revise (audio)

Synonyms

Noun

  • alteration
  • change
  • difference
  • modification
  • redoing
  • refashioning
  • remaking
  • remodeling
  • revamping
  • review
  • revision
  • reworking
  • variation

Verb

  • alter
  • change
  • make over
  • modify
  • recast
  • redo
  • refashion
  • remake
  • remodel
  • revamp
  • rework
  • vary
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in Verb We have to revise our plans because of the delays. I would like to revise my estimate.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Review and revise plans regularly, but strike a balance between change and constancy. Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 And so novelists revise novels, endlessly, necessarily, on the way to completing them, which is to say by accepting their problems and moving on. New York Times, 12 July 2022 Goodman phoned back to revise and extend his remarks. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022 As the calendar rolls forward into 2022, this is the perfect time to revisit, revise, and improve rules and policies around stablecoins. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 City officials are pushing to open those neighborhoods up for facilities with up to 12 children, as well as revise where larger child care centers can operate in other areas. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2021 Dynamic goals need to be accessible and team members need to be able to revisit, revise, and review their priorities. Sesil Pir, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 Associate Principal Norman Bell went on to elaborate that students are encouraged to retake/revise tests, quizzes, papers, projects and have a 10-day window to do so from the date the grade is posted. Fox News, 1 Oct. 2021 Coppola’s continued mission to recut, revise, and rerelease his previous films suggests a dissatisfaction that might be either a personal eccentricity or related to the discontent that characterizes our current Walpurgisnacht. Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2021
Verb
The district will also review and revise standing policies and procedures. Michelle Del Rey, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the comment period closes, ED will review all substantive comments, revise the regulations if needed, and provide a response to all comments before the final rules are published. Edward Conroy, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Most of Biden’s order is focused on federal law enforcement agencies — for example, requiring them to review and revise policies on use of force. Time, 26 May 2022 How might the Academy best revise its various reality categories? Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 Assembly Bill 2223, which is expected to pass this month, would revise section 187 of the penal code to further shield pregnant people from prosecution. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The dip in sales led the California New Car Dealers Association to revise its 2022 expectations for new vehicles downward to 1.8 million, which would fall below last year’s total of 1.86 million. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 The City-County Council will review and likely revise the budget before voting on it in October. Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022 The benchmark government bond has rallied over the past month as investors seek a safe harbor and revise down their bets on how high the Fed will raise interest rates before changing course. Matt Grossman, WSJ, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle French reviser, from Latin revisere to look at again, frequentative of revidēre to see again, from re- + vidēre to see — more at wit

First Known Use

Noun

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

revise

verb

re·​vise ri-ˈvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
revised; revising
: to make changes that correct or improve
I revised my book report.

revising

verb

present participle of revise
1
as in modifying
to make different in some way with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • modifying
  • changing
  • remodeling
  • altering
  • reworking
  • recasting
  • transforming
  • remaking
  • redoing
  • refashioning
  • revamping
  • varying
  • deforming
  • metamorphosing
  • mutating
  • exchanging
  • transmuting
  • retooling
  • transfiguring
  • revolutionizing
  • making over
  • commuting
  • converting
  • regenerating
  • rejiggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fixing
  • setting
  • stabilizing
  • freezing
2
as in editing
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating revise the article and add more up-to-date information so we can reprint it

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • editing
  • redrafting
  • reworking
  • reading
  • publishing
  • amending
  • printing
  • revamping
  • compiling
  • polishing
  • perfecting
  • reediting
  • copyediting
  • correcting
  • annotating
  • rectifying
  • emending
  • issuing
  • subbing
  • anthologizing
  • redacting
  • subediting
  • abridging
  • recopying
  • touching up
  • fact-checking
  • engrossing
  • collecting
  • getting out
  • blue-penciling
  • red-penciling
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