abridge
翻译
删节, 缩短, 削减
例句
The editor had to abridge the long novel.
编辑不得不删节这部长篇小说。
His rights were abridged by the new law.
他的权利被新法律削减了。
语法模式
((sth.)) 删节（书籍、戏剧等） The editor had to abridge the long novel.
((sth.)) 削减（权利、特权等） His rights were abridged by the new law.
近义词
同义词: shorten, condense, summarize; 反义词: expand, lengthen
词源
源自拉丁语“abbreviare”，由“ad-”（向）和“brevis”（短）组成。
记忆技巧
想象建造“一座桥（a bridge）”来更快地读完一本长书。“Abridge”帮助你快速“跨越”故事情节。