abridge

英 [?'br?d?] 美[?'br?d?]

反義詞

TEM4IELTSGRE擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?abridges;過去式:?abridged;過去分詞:?abridged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?abridging;名詞:?abridgement;形容詞:?abridged;

1. abridge 【a + bridge,建一座橋跨越障礙為縮短】縮短

abridge 刪節(jié)

abbreviate的變體。-d為插入字母，俗化為bridge.

abridge: abridge: see brief
abridge (v.): c. 1300, abreggen, "to make shorter, to condense," from Old French abregier "abridge, diminish, shorten," from Late Latin abbreviare "make short" (see abbreviate). The sound development from Latin -vi- to French -dg- is paralleled in assuage (from assuavidare) and deluge (from diluvium). Related: Abridged; abridging.

1. He decided to abridge his stay here after he received a letter from home.: 他接到家信后決定縮短在這里的逗留時(shí)間.

2. The new law might abridge our freedom of expression.: 這部新法律可能會(huì)扼殺我們的言論自由.

3. Thus he may abridge his travel , with much profit.: 只要做到上述各點(diǎn),他就能在短期游歷中受益良多.