revise
amend
emend【导航词义:修改】
revise v. 修正,修改
〔辨析〕多指因为有新的内容或想法而修改。
〔例证〕
The college has revised its plans because of objections from the parents.
由于家长们反对,学校已经修改了计划。
They have revised their estimates of economic growth.
他们已经对经济增长的预估数据作了修正。
amend v. 〈正式〉修改,修订
〔辨析〕指对书面或口头的内容做些许更正。
〔例证〕
The contract was amended to change the deadline.
该合同经过修改变更了最后期限。
The witness later amended his evidence.
目击证人后来修改了证词。
emend v. 〈正式〉校订,修改
〔辨析〕特指修改文稿。
〔例证〕
The manuscript was emended by the author.
作者对原稿做了校订。
She was only responsible for emending one passage in that book.
她只负责修改那部书中的一节。