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proofread

/proof-reed/US // ˈprufˌrid //UK // (ˈpruːfˌriːd) //

校对,校阅,校勘,校订

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    proof·read [proof-red], /ˈprufˌrɛd/, proof·read·ing [proof-ree-ding]. /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/.

    • : to read in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
v.无主动词 verb
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    proof·read [proof-red], /ˈprufˌrɛd/, proof·read·ing [proof-ree-ding]. /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/.

    • : to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.

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Examples

  • You send it to me, I’ll proofread it and send it back to you, and then you send it to these people.

  • And I was supposed to get a draft copy of the book to proofread, but I never did.

  • I like to proofread in noisy restaurants, with my glasses off, staring close at the type.

  • Magpruyba pa ku sa katapúsang pahina, I still have to proofread the last page.

  • This second edition is also available in proofread PDF format.

  • First, the information on file is copied, and proofread to guard against errors.

  • The text herein presented was derived from scans of the original report which were OCRed and proofread.

  • The printed book was typeset and proofread more carefully than most books of similar literary quality.