Word · Frequency #3943
edit
编辑；校订；修订
to prepare a text for publication by correcting, revising, or adapting it
- 1.
To change a text, or a document.
修改文本或文档
- 2.
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
修改照片或音视频录音
- 3.
To be the editor of a publication.
担任出版物的编辑。
- 4.
To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
更改文件、网站等的内容
- 5.
To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
改变染色体DNA序列；进行基因剪接。
- 6.
To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
通过剪辑和拼接原始素材来组装电影
- 7.
To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
缩短或以其他方式改变即兴场景。
删除；删减；剪辑；主编；修改文本或文档；修改照片或音视频录音
In use
I need to edit my report before I turn it in.
She spent the whole evening editing the wedding video.
Can you edit this sentence to make it clearer?
edit something
及物动词，后接被编辑的内容。
She edited the article before publication.
她在出版前编辑了文章。
edit something out
意为删除或移除，out为副词，宾语常置于edit out之间或之后。
The editor decided to edit out the controversial scene.
编辑决定剪掉有争议的场景。
edit something into something
表示将内容编辑成某种形式，into后接结果。
They edited the footage into a short documentary.
Connections
Collocations
- edit a document
- 编辑文档
- She spent the morning editing the document.她花了一上午编辑文档。
- edit a video
- 剪辑视频
- He is learning to edit videos for his YouTube channel.他正在学习为自己的YouTube频道剪辑视频。
- make an edit
- 进行一次编辑
- I need to make one more edit before submitting the report.在提交报告前，我还需要再做一次编辑。
- final edit
- 最终稿；终编
- The author reviewed the final edit of the manuscript.作者审阅了手稿的最终稿。
- copy edit
- 文字校对；审稿
- The publisher hired a professional to copy edit the book.出版社聘请了一位专业人士对这本书进行文字校对。
- edit text
Learner notes
Memory Tip
编校时，眼睛（e）盯着（dit）文稿，反复修改——edit。
Context & Register
“Edit”作为动词通常用于出版、电影制作等专业领域，表示对文本或视频进行修改和剪辑。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The word 'credit' rhymes exactly with 'edit' (both have stressed /ɛ/ followed by /dɪt/). Words like 'audit', 'merit', 'edict', and 'exit' share spelling similarities but differ in pronunciation: 'audit' has /ɔː/, 'merit' has /r/ before /ɪt/, 'edict' has /iː/ and /dɪkt/, 'exit' has /ks/ instead of /d/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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