edit
verb
/ˈedɪt/
/ˈedɪt/
Phrasal Verbs
[transitive, intransitive] to prepare a piece of writing, a book, etc. to be published by correcting the mistakes, making improvements to it, etc.编辑，编纂，校订（文章、书籍等）- edit (something) This draft text will need to be edited.这篇草稿需要校订。
- This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out).这是我的演讲稿选编本。
- The transcripts of the recording had been heavily edited.录音的文字记录经过大量编辑。
- Students will be taught how to edit and proofread.将教学生如何编辑和校对。
- edit something for something ‘Art Journal’ reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and length.“艺术杂志”保留为了清晰度和长度而编辑信件的权利。
see also copy-editTopics Literature and writingb2
[intransitive, transitive] (computing) to make changes to text or data on screen编辑- Press F2 to edit directly in the cell.按 F2 键可直接在单元格中编辑。
- edit something You can download the file and edit it on your computer.你可以把文件下载，在计算机上编辑。
Topics Computersb2 - [transitive] edit something when somebody edits a film, television programme, etc. they take what has been filmed or recorded and decide which parts to include and in which order剪辑（影片、电视节目等）
- They're showing the edited highlights of last month's game.他们正在放映上月比赛的精彩片段剪辑。
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
Showing- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
Topics Film and theatreb2, TV, radio and newsb2 - [transitive] edit something to prepare a book to be published by collecting together and arranging pieces of writing by one or more authors编选；编纂；编集
- He's editing a book of essays by Isaiah Berlin.他正在编辑一本以赛亚·伯林的散文集。
- [transitive] edit something to be responsible for planning and publishing a newspaper, magazine, etc. (= to be the editor)主编（报纸、杂志等）
- She used to edit a women's magazine.她曾主编过一本女性杂志。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’).