/rɪ'vaɪz; rɪ`vaɪz/
v
1 [Tn] re-examine (sth), esp in order to correct or improve it 复查（某事物）; （尤指）复核, 校订, 修正
*revised proposals, estimates, rules, figures 修正的提案、估计、规则、数字
* revise a manuscript before publication 审校手稿以备出版
* revise one's opinion of sb 改变对某人的看法.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (for sth) (Brit) go over (work already done) in preparation for an examination 复习（功课）
*She's revising (her history notes) for the test. 她正在复习（历史课笔记）准备测验.

n (usu pl 通常作复数) (in printing) proof-sheet in which errors marked in an earlier proof have been corrected （印刷业务中的）再校样, 二校样.

v
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: réviser, from Latin revisere 'to look at again']
[T]
to change something because of new information or ideas
　The college has revised its plans because of local objections.
　We have revised our estimates of population growth.
revise sth upwards/downwards
　Forecasts of economic growth are being revised downwards.
[I and T]BrE
to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination
American Equivalent: review, study
　I've got to revise my geography.
revise for
　She's revising for her history exam.
[T]
to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes
→amend
　A couple of sections of the book will need to be revised.