revise
verb- [transitive] revise something
to change your opinions or plans, for example because of something you have learned 改变，修改（意见或计划） I can see I will have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. 我明白我现在不得不改变对他的能力的看法了。 The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report. 政府可能需要根据这份报告改变其政策。 I realised that I would have to revise my life plan. 我意识到我必须修改我的人生计划。
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- [transitive] revise something
to change something, such as a book or an estimate, in order to correct or improve it 修改，修订（书刊、估算等） a revised edition of a textbook 课本的修订版 I'll prepare a revised estimate for you. 我将为你准备一份经过修正的评估报告。 This revised version of his play has only two acts. 他剧本的这个修订版只有两幕。 They should create a revised marketing plan. 他们应该制定一个修订的营销计划。 - revise something up/down
We may have to revise this figure upwards. 我们也许要将这个数字往上调一调。 The growth forecast has been revised down. 增长预测已经下调。 - revise something (from something) (to something)
Of the original 200, that was revised to 100, only about 50 people showed up. 在最初的200人中，被修改为100人，只有大约50人出现。
Extra ExamplesSales forecasts will have to be revised downwards/downward. 销量预测将不得不调低。 The estimate for the building work had to be revised upwards. 建筑工作的估价得向上调整。 The figure has now been revised from $1 million to $2 million. 数字已经从 100 万美元改成了 200 万美元。 The text has been quite radically revised. 这篇文章已做了很大改动。 Have you got the revised edition of this textbook? 你有这本教科书的修订版了吗？ The procedures are continually revised—it is very difficult to keep up with the latest version. 这些程序不断修改，很难跟上最新的版本。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- drastically
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- be forced to
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- [intransitive, transitive] (British English)
to prepare for an exam by looking again at work that you have done 复习；温习 I can't come out tonight. I have to revise. 我今晚不能出去。我得复习。 - revise for something
I spent the weekend revising for my exam. 我花了整个周末复习备考。 - revise something
I'm revising Geography today. 我今天复习地理。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb1I can't come out tonight—I'm revising. 我今晚不能出去，我在复习。 She's revising for her exams at the moment. 目前她正在复习备考。 Have you revised geography yet? 你复习完地理了吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- drastically
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘look again or repeatedly (at)’): from French réviser ‘look at’, or Latin revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form of videre ‘to see’).