Word
proofreading
校对；校读
proofreading is the present participle of proofread.
to read a text carefully in order to find and correct errors
- 1.
To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
检查书面文本中的拼写、语法、句法和标点错误。
检查书面文本中的拼写、语法、句法和标点错误。；校正；校对
In use
She proofread the entire report before we sent it to the client.
I usually proofread my emails twice before hitting send.
He is proofreading the final draft of the novel.
proofread sth
proofread 是及物动词，可直接接宾语；注意过去式和过去分词与原形同形。
Please proofread my essay before I submit it.
请在我提交之前校对我的文章。
proofread sth for sb
如需说明为准校对，用介词 for 引出对象。
She proofread the report for her colleague.
她为同事校对了这份报告。
have sth proofread
have sth proofread 表示请别人校对，proofread 在此为过去分词。
You should have the contract proofread by a lawyer.
你应该让律师校对这份合同。
Verb forms
base proofread · third person proofreads · -ing proofreading · past proofread · past participle proofread
不规则动词：proofread – proofread – proofread，拼写相同，但原形读 /pruːˈfriːd/，过去式和过去分词读 /ˈpruːfred/。
Common mistakes
I proofreaded the essay before submitting it.I proofread the essay before submitting it.
proofread 的过去式和过去分词与原形拼写相同，均为 proofread，不能按规则动词加 -ed；表示过去动作时应直接用 proofread。
I did a proofread of the report.I did a proofreading of the report.
proofread 是动词，表示“校对”这一行为或工作时作名词应用 proofreading；a proofread 是词性误用，改成 a proofreading 才符合名词短语结构。
I need to proofread for the article.I need to proofread the article.
proofread 是及物动词，应直接接宾语，不需要介词 for；中文“为……校对”中的“为”不能直译为 for，去掉 for 后动宾关系才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- proofread a document
- 校对文件
- Please proofread the document before you send it.发送之前请校对这份文件。
- proofread carefully
- 仔细校对
- You should proofread carefully to catch every typo.你应该仔细校对，找出每一个错别字。
- proofread the manuscript
- 校对书稿
- She proofread the manuscript overnight.她通宵校对了书稿。
- proofread for spelling errors
- 校对拼写错误
- He proofread the report for spelling errors.他校对了这份报告中的拼写错误。
- ask someone to proofread
- 请某人校对
- I asked my colleague to proofread my essay.我请同事校对了我的文章。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 proof（校样）+ read（读）：像校对员盯着校样读，专挑错误——proofread 就是校对。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：publishing、education、office work proofread 是中性常用词，正式或非正式场合都可以使用，但多用于出版、学习、办公等需要检查文字错误的场景。日常请人帮忙看文章时也常说 proofread。
Grammar Note
注意：过去式和过去分词均为 proofread，不要写成 proofreaded。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 proofread 的末尾都含 /iːd/ 音（breed、creed、greed、read、seed、weed）。但因 proofread 的重音在第一个音节（/ˈpruːfriːd/），它们不算严格意义的押韵。注意：read 现在时读 /riːd/，过去式读 /red/；bread、dread、thread 都读 /red/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.