Dictionary entry
revising
重新考虑并修改或修正某事物，尤指书面作品，以改进或更正。
To reconsider and alter or amend something, especially written work, to improve or correct it.
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p. pr. & vb. n. of Revise
修订( revise的现在分词 ); 改变; 修正；[主英国英语]复习
再次学习或重读材料，尤指为考试做准备。；修订( revise的现在分词 ); 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习
In use
She is revising her thesis before the deadline.
The editor spent the whole afternoon revising the manuscript.
He is revising for his final exams next week.
revise sth
She is revising her thesis.
她正在修订她的论文。
revise for sth
英式英语中常见。
He is revising for his final exams.
他正在为期末考试复习。
Revising sth is + adj/n
Revising your work is essential.
修订你的工作是必要的。
Verb forms
base revise · third person revises · -ing revising · past revised · past participle revised
动词形式规则变化
Common mistakes
I am revising the exam.I am revising for the exam.
当revise表示复习时是不及物动词，需要用介词for来连接考试内容，直接说revise the exam则可能被误解为修改试卷。
I am doing a revising of my essay.I am doing some revising of my essay.
revising作为动名词使用时，不能像可数名词那样用不定冠词a修饰，应使用some表示不定量。
Connections
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT.