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学个词-1767-revise

今天我们要学的词是 revise. Revise 动词，是修改，修订的意思。Lawmakers who back gun control will revise the defeated background check bill in order to win enough votes to pass it. 支持枪支管制的国会议员准备修改被联邦参议院否决的背景调查法案，希望能得到足够的支持票。日本高级政府官员说，Japan doesn't plan to revise its past apologies to neighboring countries for atrocities¹ committed during the Second World War. 日本不打算修改因为二战罪行而对邻国做出的道歉。The Department of Homeland Security will revise its entry procedure for those holding student visas. 美国国土安全部准备修改持有学生签证者的入境程序。好的，今天我们学习的词是 revise, revise, revise......

1 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》