动 embellish，decorate，repair，mend；形 [书] （长） long，tall and slender；名 revisionism，a surname ；

[例句] 伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了两名男舞蹈演员。 The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.

[例句] 许多妇女懂得怎样修自己的车。 Many women know how to carry out repairs on their cars.

revise，amend，correct，update，blue-pencil ；

[例句] 这位航海家的名誉受到了历史修正主义者的攻击。 The reputation of the navigator is under assault from historical revisionists.

[例句] 该法案具有很多限制性修正条款。 The bill is filled with constricting amendments.

repair，mend，trim，prune，fix ；

[例句] 该公司承接各类汽车的修理工作。 The company undertakes mechanical work on all types of cars.

[例句] 如果你对修理效果不满意，可以再找他们投诉。 If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain.

keep in (good) repair，service，maintain，servicing ；

[例句] 这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。 In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.

[例句] 我不得不支付房屋维修费用。 I have had to pay for repairs to the house.

examine and repair，overhaul，recondition，service ；

[例句] 你可以去任何地方给汽车作检修。 You can go anyplace to get the car serviced.

[例句] 他们曾保证水管一年前彻底检修过。 They had ensured the plumbing was overhauled a year ago.

revise，amend，alter，[自] modify，make over ；

[例句] 艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。 Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.

[例句] 只有经过了无数次修改后，约翰才认为剧本写好了。 Only after countless rewrites did John consider the script ready.

repair，restore，renovate，rehab，rehabilitate ；

[例句] 修复工作历时4年，耗费近4,000工时。 The restoration took almost 4,000 man-hours over four years.

[例句] 此处的历史建筑正被缓慢且精心地修复着。 Its historic buildings are being slowly and splendidly renovated.

revamp，mend，[医] repair，patch，piece up ；

[例句] 他们开始修补木建部分，粉刷墙壁。 They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls.

[例句] 几个渔夫坐在木桶上修补渔网。 Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets.

decorate，adorn，make up and dress up，embellish，beautify ；

[例句] 特拉斯科特说话啰唆，让人很难分清哪是纯粹的事实哪是添油加醋的修饰之辞。 Truscott's verbosity made it hard to separate plain fact from decorative embellishment.

[例句] 她修饰了一下自己的妆容。 She retouched her make-up.

capital [heavy，extensive] repair，turnover job，major [big] repair，heavy repair ；

[例句] 经过大修的刨子被装入木箱运回去。 The much repaired plane was crated for the return journey.

[例句] 校舍亟待大修. The school buildings are in poor state of repair.

repair and maintain，recondition，prune，trim，finishing ；

[例句] 他们应该侧重于修整现有的绿化植被，比如草和灌木。 They should concentrate on rejuvenating the existing vegetation, like grass and shrubs.

[例句] 树木环绕、精心修整的草坪 carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees

prune，shave，trim，clip，crop ；

[例句] 把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。 Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners.

[例句] 他的手指甲是方形的，修剪得很齐。 His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.

rebuild，renovate，repair，restore，refit ；

[例句] 里卡多·博菲利是一名加泰罗尼亚的建筑师，这座整修过的机场就是他设计的。 Ricardo Bofill, the Catalan architect, has designed the revamped airport.

[例句] 许多建筑需要整修。 Many of the buildings are in need of repair.

[宗] nun，sister，religieuse，vestal，[电影]The Nun；

[例句] 这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。 It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.

[例句] 托马斯先生是在天主教修女创办的学校接受的教育。 Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.

[农] pruning，secateur ；

[例句] 请问您今天下午用修枝剪 吗 ? Do excuse me you use pruning shears this afternoon?

[例句] 先生自己管园子,整天不是在那儿修枝,就是在那儿除草. Does the gardening and he's always pruning and weeding.

build，construct，animate，erect，to build ；

[例句] 苏珊娜是从1956年开始修建这个花园的。 It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden.

[例句] 修建这些道路时考虑到了温度的逐渐变化。 The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes.

decorate，decoration，fitment，fixture；

[例句] 这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。 The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.

[例句] 他放手让斯蒂芬妮全权负责装修一事。 He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.

deburring，paring-off，trimming deflashing ；

[例句] 能心事削除毛边,不伤本体,修边光滑. Remove extra brims quickly and smoothly without hurting the workpiece.

[例句] 应用不同靠刀方向修边分条可帮助顺利排料,并获得更好的分条品质. Different side of slitting direction will improve slitting edge and quality.

revise，reformulate，castigate，edit，emend ；

take as an elective course ；

[例句] 如有需要可选修额外的课程。 Additional courses may be taken if desired.

[例句] 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。 The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules.