abridge

verb

1. lessen, diminish, or curtail

e.g. the new law might abridge our freedom of expression

2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

e.g. The manuscript must be shortened

Synonym: foreshortenabbreviateshortencutcontractreduce

1. 缩短：[记]联想:不(b)水平(level)就成斜面(bevel). [记]联想:东方(east)人喜欢把野兽(beast)搬上盛宴(feast),吃剩下后由酵母(yeast)发酵,相当浪费. [记]联想:有了一个(a)桥梁(bridge)就缩短(abridge)了两岸的距离;桥梁(bridge)去掉b就成了屋脊(ridge).

2. abridge在线翻译

2. 剥夺：abridgable 可以删节的 | abridge 剥夺 | abridged 省略的

3. abridge的解释

3. 省略：abridge 节略的 | abridge 省略 | Abridged Admiralty Chart Folios <>