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单词 revision
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Definition of revision in English:

revision

noun rɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nrəˈvɪʒən
mass noun
  • 1The action of revising.

    the scheme needs drastic revision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reference works, like guide books, need constant revision and sometimes replacement.
    • Winston Churchill's reputation has proved remarkably resilient to revision.
    • I seem to be unable to write in prose at the minute; I think all that revision has screwed up my brain.
    • In Western Europe, the defence and revision of the myths have run along different tracks.
    • Mr Leslie said he was would be pressing for a return to the old timetable when there is further revision in the summer.
    • Since modern policing began at the end of the 19th century, it has been subject to constant revision.
    • The drafts so far published will be subject to further revision and negotiation.
    • They also expect pupils will have time to play sport, do revision and homework and enjoy arts activities.
    • York students have seen weeks of revision go down the drain after a blundering examination board lost their papers.
    • Children too are finding the Internet at home and school invaluable as a research tool for homework and revision.
    • And after weeks of study and revision they all agreed their results were worth the effort.
    • I felt it was my reward for managing to do five hours of revision yesterday, which is pretty impressive for me.
    • I was lazy at school but usually sailed through exams with minimal revision and maximum guilt and stress.
    • I do agree with raising the age allowable to purchase an air weapon and with some revision on the supervision laws.
    • The teacher read and edited each story and returned it to the student for revision.
    • Now is not the right time to discuss the repeal or revision of the National Security Law.
    • Exhibitors have opposed any revision of the business norms in the film industry.
    • Normally, prosecutors return case files they consider weak or in need of revision.
    • I didn't even look at yesterday's poem with a view to revision, and that's almost unheard of.
    • Perhaps there are many others who agree that the government's blueprint draft needs revision.
    Synonyms
    emendation, correction, alteration, changing, adaptation, editing, copy-editing, rewriting, redrafting, recasting, rephrasing, reworking, updating, revamping
    reconsideration, review, re-examination, reassessment, re-evaluation, reappraisal, rethinking, rethink, thinking over
    change, alteration, modification
    1. 1.1count noun A revised edition or form of something.
      a revision of the Hegelian concept of history
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've had my head down on the book all day, racing through the new revision.
      • It has been billed as the most radical revision to the criteria for awarding such grants ever undertaken in the UK.
      • Madge also demanded script revisions to the play, Up for Grabs, in which she is currently starring.
      • Readers of the first edition might be disappointed if they seek major revisions.
      • Have there been any scientific revisions since this report was published?
      • The number of revisions and editions would indicate that sales were at least adequate.
      • The successive revisions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations are Helen M. Whall's subject.
      • This week the cast start rehearsals which will give time for script revisions.
      • Never mind that leading constitutional lawyers insist that the revisions have no standing in law.
      • Indeed, you may want to make quite substantial revisions of your review towards the end of writing up your work.
      • Negotiate on our terms or not at all: that was the meaning of the second revision.
      • With the latest price revision last week, the price now stands at Rs 33.88 per litre.
      • He said the government and the House had yet to agree on several articles in the proposed revision of the law.
      • But here his revisions are about concentration, while providing extra variety of mood.
      • Later revisions may change the picture, but for now it does not look good.
      • We should take our time and undertake as many revisions as are necessary.
      • Twenty-three revisions were then made and two complete re-writes carried out.
      • Leading academics from many fields have worked on revisions to the articles which now number 8000.
      • After countless revisions and updates, we finally got a plan to Sheffield on time.
      • The two community councils are currently seeking majority support for a speed limit revision.
      Synonyms
      version, corrected version, edition, rewrite, reworking
      variant, form, update, reading, rendition, adaptation

Derivatives

  • revisionary

  • adjective
    • I would, and do, recommend this as the best book for the tyro, the student, the general reader, and even, in a revisionary context, for the expert.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Emerson was a prime mover behind revisionary interpretations of Christianity since the early nineteenth century.
      • The result is an uncompromised production that will appeal to fans of French revolutionary writing, the filmic revisionary mode, as well as the current crop of East Asian cinema.
      • Such revisionary thoughts troubled me last week, and I reached a remarkable conclusion after the soul-searching: I do not need to bet to enjoy racing.
      • In his revisionary account, the received view that Indian cricket was fathered by Lord Harris is shown up as greatly exaggerated.
 
 

Definition of revision in US English:

revision

nounrəˈviZHənrəˈvɪʒən
  • 1The action of revising.

    the plan needs drastic revision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Leslie said he was would be pressing for a return to the old timetable when there is further revision in the summer.
    • And after weeks of study and revision they all agreed their results were worth the effort.
    • Winston Churchill's reputation has proved remarkably resilient to revision.
    • Exhibitors have opposed any revision of the business norms in the film industry.
    • Perhaps there are many others who agree that the government's blueprint draft needs revision.
    • I felt it was my reward for managing to do five hours of revision yesterday, which is pretty impressive for me.
    • I didn't even look at yesterday's poem with a view to revision, and that's almost unheard of.
    • York students have seen weeks of revision go down the drain after a blundering examination board lost their papers.
    • Since modern policing began at the end of the 19th century, it has been subject to constant revision.
    • I do agree with raising the age allowable to purchase an air weapon and with some revision on the supervision laws.
    • The teacher read and edited each story and returned it to the student for revision.
    • Normally, prosecutors return case files they consider weak or in need of revision.
    • Now is not the right time to discuss the repeal or revision of the National Security Law.
    • The drafts so far published will be subject to further revision and negotiation.
    • In Western Europe, the defence and revision of the myths have run along different tracks.
    • Children too are finding the Internet at home and school invaluable as a research tool for homework and revision.
    • Reference works, like guide books, need constant revision and sometimes replacement.
    • I was lazy at school but usually sailed through exams with minimal revision and maximum guilt and stress.
    • I seem to be unable to write in prose at the minute; I think all that revision has screwed up my brain.
    • They also expect pupils will have time to play sport, do revision and homework and enjoy arts activities.
    Synonyms
    emendation, correction, alteration, changing, adaptation, editing, copy-editing, rewriting, redrafting, recasting, rephrasing, reworking, updating, revamping
    reconsideration, review, re-examination, reassessment, re-evaluation, reappraisal, rethinking, rethink, thinking over
    1. 1.1 A revised edition or form of something.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After countless revisions and updates, we finally got a plan to Sheffield on time.
      • We should take our time and undertake as many revisions as are necessary.
      • The successive revisions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations are Helen M. Whall's subject.
      • Madge also demanded script revisions to the play, Up for Grabs, in which she is currently starring.
      • This week the cast start rehearsals which will give time for script revisions.
      • Later revisions may change the picture, but for now it does not look good.
      • But here his revisions are about concentration, while providing extra variety of mood.
      • The number of revisions and editions would indicate that sales were at least adequate.
      • The two community councils are currently seeking majority support for a speed limit revision.
      • Indeed, you may want to make quite substantial revisions of your review towards the end of writing up your work.
      • I've had my head down on the book all day, racing through the new revision.
      • Negotiate on our terms or not at all: that was the meaning of the second revision.
      • With the latest price revision last week, the price now stands at Rs 33.88 per litre.
      • Have there been any scientific revisions since this report was published?
      • Leading academics from many fields have worked on revisions to the articles which now number 8000.
      • Readers of the first edition might be disappointed if they seek major revisions.
      • Twenty-three revisions were then made and two complete re-writes carried out.
      • He said the government and the House had yet to agree on several articles in the proposed revision of the law.
      • Never mind that leading constitutional lawyers insist that the revisions have no standing in law.
      • It has been billed as the most radical revision to the criteria for awarding such grants ever undertaken in the UK.
      Synonyms
      version, corrected version, edition, rewrite, reworking
 
 
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