Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense revises, present participle revising, past tense, past participle revised
1VERB 改正,改变,修正(想法) If you revise the way you think about something, you adjust your thoughts, usually in order to make them better or more suited to how things are. 改正,改变,修正(想法)
He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession. [VERB noun]
2VERB 调整,改变(价格、数目、估计等) If you revise a price, amount, or estimate, you change it to make it more fair, realistic, or accurate. 调整,改变(价格、数目、估计等)
They realised that some of their prices were higher than their competitors' and revised prices accordingly. [VERB noun]
他们意识到自己有些价格高于竞争对手,就相应调整了价格。
The United Nations has been forced to revise its estimates of population growth upwards. [VERB noun]
联合国已经被迫上调了其对人口增长做出的预测。
3VERB 修改(音乐作品);修订(法律);审定,校订(文章、书籍) When you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose. 修改(音乐作品);修订(法律);审定,校订(文章、书籍)
Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication. [VERB noun + for]
3位编辑负责文章的修订出版工作。
The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. [VERB noun]
4VERB (考前)复习,温习 When you revise for an examination, you read things again and make notes in order to be prepared for the examination. (考前)复习,温习 [British]
I have to revise for maths. [VERB + for]
我得复习数学。
I'd better skip the party and stay at home to revise. [VERB]