I.
noun
1 considering sth again
ADJECTIVE
▪ careful , complete , comprehensive , detailed , extensive , full , full-scale ( esp. BrE ), fundamental ( esp. BrE ), in-depth , major , overall , systematic , thorough , wide-ranging
▪ brief , quick , rapid , short
▪ urgent ( esp. BrE )
▪ annual , periodic , regular
▪
the government's annual policy ~
▪ constant , continuous
▪ critical
▪
The first chapter presents a critical ~ of the existing nursery education system.
▪ government , independent , internal , judicial
▪ peer
▪
All papers submitted to the journal undergo a process of peer ~.
▪ literature
▪ financial , performance , policy , rent ( BrE )
▪ pay ( esp. BrE ), salary
VERB + REVIEW
▪ ask for , call for , seek
▪
Greenpeace will seek a judicial ~ if a full public investigation is not held.
▪ announce ( esp. BrE ), order
▪ carry out ( esp. BrE ), complete , conduct , do , hold , perform , undertake
▪ present , provide
REVIEW + VERB
▪ take place
▪ cover sth , deal with sth
▪ conclude sth , indicate sth , propose sth , recommend sth , suggest sth
REVIEW + NOUN
▪ board , body ( esp. BrE ), committee , group
▪ process
PREPOSITION
▪ under ~
▪
The matter is still under ~.
▪ up for ~
▪
These rules will soon be up for ~.
▪
The rent is up for ~.
▪ ~ by
▪
a ~ by the court
2 report on a film/movie, restaurant, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ enthusiastic , excellent , favourable/favorable , glowing , good , positive , rave , wonderful
▪ bad , hostile , negative , poor , scathing
▪
The show has good audience figures despite poor ~s in the press.
▪ critical
▪ mixed
▪
The book received mixed ~s.
▪ book , film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE )
VERB + REVIEW
▪ do , write
▪
I'm doing a ~ for the local paper.
▪ give sth
▪ get , have , receive , win
▪ post , publish
▪ open to
▪
Their new musical opened to glowing ~s.
▪ read , see
▪
Did you see the ~ in ‘Phase’?
REVIEW + VERB
▪ appear
▪
His ~ appeared in yesterday's paper.
REVIEW + NOUN
▪ copy
▪ article
3 ( AmE ) studying
VERB + REVIEW
▪ do
REVIEW + NOUN
▪ class , session
▪ materials
▪ question
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
we need to do the ~ for the test tomorrow.
II.
verb
1 examine sth again
ADVERB
▪ comprehensively , fully , thoroughly
▪ extensively , widely
▪ carefully
▪ briefly
▪ urgently ( esp. BrE )
▪
Safety procedures are being urgently ~ed after a chemical leak at the factory.
▪ currently
▪
We are currently ~ing the situation.
▪ constantly , regularly
▪ annually , periodically
▪
This figure will be ~ed periodically in the light of inflation.
▪ critically
▪
Pull out your budget and critically ~ each line on it.
VERB + REVIEW
▪ agree to , promise to
▪ ask sb to
▪ decline to , refuse to
PREPOSITION
▪ for ( AmE )
▪
Jonas helped me ~ for the test.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth in the light of sth
▪
This case should be ~ed in the light of the new evidence.
2 write a report of a book, film/movie, etc.
ADVERB
▪ favourably/favorably
▪
The movie has been favourably/favorably ~ed on various websites.
▪ critically
Review is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ panel , ↑ pathologist
Review is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ application , ↑ article , ↑ basics , ↑ book , ↑ case , ↑ claim , ↑ decision , ↑ document , ↑ draft , ↑ edition , ↑ evidence , ↑ file , ↑ information , ↑ manuscript , ↑ movie , ↑ novel , ↑ plan , ↑ play , ↑ procedure , ↑ progress , ↑ proposal , ↑ prospect , ↑ résumé , ↑ recommendation , ↑ record , ↑ report , ↑ request , ↑ research , ↑ result , ↑ sentence , ↑ situation , ↑ submission , ↑ tape , ↑ work