edit /ˈɛdɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( editing, edited, edits )

• 1. 

  V-T If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing. 编辑

  例：

  The majority of contracts give the publisher the right to edit a book after it's done.

  大多数合同都会赋予出版商在书稿完成后进行编辑的权利。

• 2. 

  V-T If you edit a book or a series of books, you collect several pieces of writing by different authors and prepare them for publishing. 编选

  例：

  This collection of essays is edited by Ellen Knight.

  这本散文集是由埃伦·奈特编选的。

  例：

  He edits the literary journal, Murmur.

  他编辑了《私语》这本文学杂志。

• 3. 

  V-T If you edit a film or a television or radio programme, you choose some of what has been filmed or recorded and arrange it in a particular order. 剪辑

  例：

  He taught me to edit and splice film.

  他教我剪辑合成影片。

• 4. 

  V-T Someone who edits a newspaper, magazine, or journal is in charge of it. 主编

  例：

  I used to edit the college paper in the old days.

  我过去曾主编过大学校报。