a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary 检查,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)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)复审。 比较 judicial review 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。 ■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)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
verb [with obj.]
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会谈方面取得的进展。 ■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复查。
派生 reviewable adjective reviewal noun 语源
late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir 'see again'