英语词汇“abridge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

So the editor wants to cut your epic 800-page history of the stapler to a 150-page summary instead. Don't cry — he just wants to abridge your masterpiece, trimming it down to the more readable essential elements.

Synonymous with abbreviate, condense and cut short, abridge comes from the Latin word abreviare, which means "to shorten." Although it's usually used in reference to wordy texts, one can also abridge or shorten a piece of clothing; a miniskirt is just an abridged version of the old floor length hoop skirt, for example. But abridging something isn't always good: If your civil rights are abridged, they've been lessened in some way.

WORD FAMILY

abridge: abridged, abridgement, abridger, abridges, abridging, abridgment+/abridged: unabridged/abridgement: abridgements/abridger: abridgers/abridgment: abridgments

USAGE EXAMPLES

Instead, her father read her a heavily abridged and sanitized illustrated version of “On the Road” designed for 6- to 12-year-old children.

Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016)

Instead they request files of interest, which the BfV delivers abridged and redacted.

The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016)

Full of spectacle and fun — and some magnificent voices — this abridged, filmed version of the Julie Taymor-directed Mozart favorite is great for families.

Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016)

1v lessen, diminish, or curtail

the new law might abridge our freedom of expression

Hyper

curb, curtail, cut back, restrict

place restrictions on

2v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
cut, edit, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

concentrate, condense, digest

make more concise

capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate

put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

telescope

make smaller or shorter

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

单词	abridge
释义	abridge (once / 1519 pages) v So the editor wants to cut your epic 800-page history of the stapler to a 150-page summary instead. Don't cry — he just wants to abridge your masterpiece, trimming it down to the more readable essential elements. Synonymous with abbreviate, condense and cut short, abridge comes from the Latin word abreviare, which means "to shorten." Although it's usually used in reference to wordy texts, one can also abridge or shorten a piece of clothing; a miniskirt is just an abridged version of the old floor length hoop skirt, for example. But abridging something isn't always good: If your civil rights are abridged, they've been lessened in some way. WORD FAMILY abridge: abridged, abridgement, abridger, abridges, abridging, abridgment+/abridged: unabridged/abridgement: abridgements/abridger: abridgers/abridgment: abridgments USAGE EXAMPLES Instead, her father read her a heavily abridged and sanitized illustrated version of “On the Road” designed for 6- to 12-year-old children. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Instead they request files of interest, which the BfV delivers abridged and redacted. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) Full of spectacle and fun — and some magnificent voices — this abridged, filmed version of the Julie Taymor-directed Mozart favorite is great for families. Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016) 1v lessen, diminish, or curtail the new law might abridge our freedom of expression Hyper curb, curtail, cut back, restrict place restrictions on 2v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten cut, edit, edit out cut and assemble the components of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate concentrate, condense, digest make more concise capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume telescope make smaller or shorter decrease, lessen, minify make smaller
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