blue-pencil

1 military censors blue-penciled any remarks that could possibly be deemed critical

2 Stalin’s blue pencil, unlike that of other editors, glided across not just poetry chapbooks and literary journals but life itself.

3 But a blue pencil is as strong as a sword, and more cut and thrust would have made this book sharper.

4 The script was a bit racy until the producer wielded his blue pencil.

在制片人挥动他那蓝色铅笔删改前,剧本有一些逃逗性.

5 Which is yours, the blue pencil or the red one?

蓝铅笔和红铅笔,哪一支是你的?

6 They had to accept the blue pencil of the censor.

他们不得不接受检查员的修改.

7 He lined the paper with a blue pencil.

他用蓝铅笔在纸上划了线.

8 He does not like the blue pencil; he likes the green one.

他不喜欢这支蓝色的铅笔, 而喜欢这支绿色的.

1 修改

amendment modification revision reworking emendation modify amend revise rewrite remodel rework revamp emend

2 删改

bowdlerize

3 编辑

editorial editor compilation cut edit compile

4 否决

rejection veto kill negative reject bump overrule nix

5 蓝铅笔

blue pencil

6 不批准

veto

7 校订

revision redaction edit revise emend

8 删除

deletion excision cut remove clear trash erase omit excise expunge edit out cancel castration retrenchment expunction erasion lop kill delete suppress prune castrate retrench dele prune off

9 审查

look review investigation censorship screen investigate vet censor redact

10 修正

amendatory revisory castigatory reduction reform amendment modification correction revision revise retrieval rectification emendation revisal correct repair modify trim amend rectify retouch emend