| 释义 |
Verb: abstract ub'strakt- Consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- Make off with belongings of others
- pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch [Brit], snarf [N. Amer], swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble [Brit], lift, nick [Brit] - Consider apart from a particular case or instance
"Let's abstract away from this particular example" - Give an abstract (of)
Adjective: abstract 'ab`strakt- Existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
"abstract words like 'truth' and 'justice'" - Not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
"a large abstract painting"
- abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective - Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
"abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
Noun: abstract 'ab`strakt- A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
- abstraction - A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- outline, synopsis, précis
Derived forms: abstracts, abstracted, abstracting See also: abstraction, abstractive, abstractly, abstractness, abstractor, conceptional, conceptual, ideal, ideational, ideologic, ideological, impalpable, intangible, nonrepresentational, notional, theoretical Type of: concept, conception, consider, construct, deal, look at, reckon, regard, resume, run over, see, steal, sum up, summarise [Brit], summarize, summary, sum-up, take, view Antonym: concrete Encyclopedia: Abstract |