- a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary审查, 评估：
a comprehensive review of UK defence policy
对英国防务政策的全面评估
mass noun all areas of the company will come under review.公司的各种活动都将受到审查。
- a critical appraisal of a book, play, film, exhibition, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine（发表于报刊上的对书、戏剧、电影或展览等的）评论。
- often in names a periodical publication with critical articles on current events, the arts, etc（时事、艺术等的）评论期刊。
- Law a reconsideration of a judgement, sentence, etc. by a higher court or authority【律】（上级法院或权力机构的）复审：
a review of her sentence
对她的判决的复审
mass noun his case comes up for review in January.他的案子将于1月份复审。比较JUDICIAL REVIEW.
- a retrospective survey or report on past events回顾, 回顾报告：
the Director General's end-of-year review.
署长的年终回顾报告。
- a survey or evaluation of a particular subject（对特定问题的）回顾; 评论：
a review of recent developments in multicultural education.
对多元文化教育最近发展情况的回顾。
- a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor（尤指元首、总司令或高级别来访者对武装部队或海军的）检阅, 阅兵。
- a facility for playing a tape recording during a fast wind or rewind, so that it can be stopped when a particular point is reached中止快速倒带（或卷带）重放装置。
- examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary检查, 审查; 评估：
the Home Secretary was called on to review Britain's gun laws.
内政大臣被要求审查英国的枪支法。
- write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, film, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine写（书、戏剧、电影等）评论：
I reviewed his first novel.
我写了一篇关于他的第一部小说的评论文章。
- Law submit (a sentence, case, etc.) for reconsideration by a higher court or authority【律】将（判决、案件等）提交上级法院（或权力机构）复审：
the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence.
首席检察官要求法院复审这个判决。
- make a retrospective assessment or survey of (past events)（对事件）回顾, 检讨：
ministers will meet to review progress on conventional arms negotiations in March.
3月份部长们将开会回顾在常规武器谈判方面取得的进展。
- survey or evaluate (a particular subject)（对问题）回顾, 评价：
in the next chapter we review a number of recent empirical studies.
在下一章里我们评论几个最近的实验研究。
- (of a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces)（元首, 总司令, 高级别来访者）检阅（武装部队, 海军）。
- view or inspect visually for a second time or again复查, 再考察：
all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist.
然后所有的（显微镜）载物玻璃片由一名病理学家进行了复查。