- [transitive, intransitive] to prepare a piece of writing, a book, etc. to be published by correcting the mistakes, making improvements to it, etc.編輯,編纂,校訂(文章、書籍等)
- edit (something) This draft text will need to be edited.該草案文本需要編輯。
- This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out).這是我的演講稿選編本。
- The transcripts of the recording had been heavily edited.錄音的抄本經過了大量的編輯。
- Students will be taught how to edit and proofread.學生將被教授如何編輯和校對。
- edit something for something ‘Art Journal’ reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and length.《藝術雜志》保留編輯信件的權利,以保證清晰和篇幅。
see also copy-editTopics Literature and writingb2 - [intransitive, transitive] (computing計算機) to make changes to text or data on screen編輯
- Press F2 to edit directly in the cell.按F2鍵直接在單元格中編輯。
- edit something You can download the file and edit it on your computer.你可以把文件下載,在計算機上編輯。
Topics Computersb2 - [transitive] edit something when somebody edits a film, television programme, etc. they take what has been filmed or recorded and decide which parts to include and in which order剪輯,剪接(影片、電視節目等)
- They're showing the edited highlights of last month's game.他們正在放映上月比賽的精彩片段剪輯。
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the movies電影Watching觀看- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater去/在看電影
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD刻錄/複制/轉壓一張 DVD 碟片
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
Showing放映;播放- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema在電影院上映
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD發行 DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience使觀衆着迷/高興/感興趣/激動
- do well/badly at the box office票房好/不好
- get a lot of/live up to the hype受到大肆炒作;與天花亂墜的廣告宣傳相符
Film-making電影制作- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie拍攝一部浪漫喜劇/驚悚片/動作片
- do/work on a sequel/remake拍攝續集;重拍
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)拍攝(…的)開場戲/一套動作/連續鏡頭
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack制作電影聲帶
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence剪輯掉一個鏡頭/一組鏡頭
Acting表演- have/get/do an audition試演
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role得以飾演/飾演主角/配角
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy飾演一個人物/詹姆斯 · 邦德/反面角色
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt做/嘗試特技表演
- work in/make it big in Hollywood在好萊塢工作/取得成功
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood在好萊塢闖出/追求一番事業
Describing films描述電影- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up用特寫鏡頭拍攝/表現某人
- use odd/unusual camera angles采用奇特的/不同尋常的攝影機角度
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio在外景地/攝影棚拍攝
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s以倫敦/60 年代爲背景
- have a happy ending/plot twist有美滿的結局/出人意料的情節轉折
Topics Film and theatreb2, TV, radio and newsb2 - [transitive] edit something to prepare a book to be published by collecting together and arranging pieces of writing by one or more authors編選;編纂;編集
- He's editing a book of essays by Isaiah Berlin.他正在編輯一本以賽亞 · 伯林的散文集。
- [transitive] edit something to be responsible for planning and publishing a newspaper, magazine, etc. (= to be the editor)主編(報紙、雜志等)
- She used to edit a women's magazine.她曾主編過一本女性雜志。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’).