abridge
翻譯
刪節, 縮短, 削減
例句
The editor had to abridge the long novel.
編輯不得不刪節這部長篇小說。
His rights were abridged by the new law.
他的權利被新法律削減了。
文法模式
((sth.)) 刪節（書籍、戲劇等） The editor had to abridge the long novel.
((sth.)) 削減（權利、特權等） His rights were abridged by the new law.
近義詞
同義詞: shorten, condense, summarize; 反義詞: expand, lengthen
詞源
源自拉丁語“abbreviare”，由“ad-”（向）和“brevis”（短）組成。
記憶技巧
想像建造「一座橋（a bridge）」來更快地讀完一本長書。「Abridge」幫助你快速「跨越」故事情節。