edited

edited — verb

  • editedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • editeds3rd person singular
  • editeding-ing form
  • editededpast simple

1. to make changes to a piece of writing, a film, or a recording by deciding which

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to make changes to a piece of writing, a film, or a recording by deciding which parts to keep, remove, or improve, usually to prepare it for being published or shown to other people

例句

Wei edited her college application essay five times before she felt it was ready.

edit + [document] + number of rounds for improvement

The night-shift editor spent three weeks editing the director's raw footage into a ninety-minute film.

edit + footage into [final product — length]

同義詞
  • revise

    focuses on improving or correcting a text, not necessarily selecting what to keep or remove

  • proofread

    only checking for errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation — a narrower task than editing

  • rewrite

    writing something again in a different way, which may go beyond editing existing material

文法句型

edit + [document/film/recording]

edit + out + [unwanted material]

edit + down + [to length]

用法筆記

Often used with particles such as 'out' (to remove) and 'down' (to shorten). The person who does this work is called an editor; the resulting product is an edition or an edit.

常見錯誤

❌I edited the document by adding a new paragraph.
✅I revised the document by adding a new paragraph.
💡'edit' implies selecting, cutting, or polishing existing material, not simply adding new content.

2. to be responsible for deciding which articles, reports, images, or other content

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to be responsible for deciding which articles, reports, images, or other content appear in a newspaper, magazine, academic journal, or website, and for overseeing the overall quality and direction of the publication

例句

Dr. Oluwaseun Okonkwo edits the university's quarterly research journal on public health.

edit + [academic/publication name] as chief editor

Javier edited the weekend travel section of the city newspaper for over a decade.

edit + [section/type] of [publication]

同義詞
  • oversee

    broader — can mean managing any kind of project, not just publications

  • manage

    more general; does not specifically refer to content decisions

文法句型

edit + [newspaper / magazine / journal / newsletter]

用法筆記

This sense describes a management role — the person (editor-in-chief or section editor) makes decisions about content rather than doing the line-by-line editing themselves. The publication is typically named as the direct object.

常見錯誤

❌She edited the article for spelling mistakes.' (when meaning she oversaw the magazine)
✅She edited the entire magazine and decided which articles to run.
💡sense 2 is about overseeing publication content, not line-editing a single piece.

edited — noun