Word of Today 10/21

revise(verb)
1. [T] to change your opinions, plans etc because of new information or ideas 改變〔意見﹑計劃等〕﹐修正

I ' ve revised my opinion of Bill - he ' s much more intelligent than I thought . 
 我改變了對比爾的看法﹐他比我原來認為的要聰明得多。

Our original forecast of this year ' s profits has now been revised upwards . ( = we think profits will be higher )   
我們對本年度利潤的原先預測現在已經向上調整。

2. BrE -to study lessons or notes again, in order to learn them before an examination 【英】複習

She ' s still got a lot of revising to do before the exam .   
她在考試前還有許多東西要複習。

3.[T] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes 審訂; 修訂﹐校訂〔文稿〕

Eliot revised his American lectures for publication .   
埃略特對他的美國講座文稿進行修正﹐準備出版。