单词	abstract
释义	adjective | noun | verb abstractabstract1 /əbˈstrækt, æb-, ˈæbstrækt/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYabstract1 Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- away + trahere to pull Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in abstract terms  By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms (=about ideas rather than physical things or events). ► abstract thought  Human beings are the only creatures capable of abstract thought (=thinking about ideas). ► abstract idea/concept  the ability to translate abstract ideas into words 1 based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events SYN theoretical:  By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms (=about ideas rather than physical things or events). Human beings are the only creatures capable of abstract thought (=thinking about ideas).abstract idea/concept the ability to translate abstract ideas into words2existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch → concrete:  the abstract nature of beauty3eng. lang. arts abstract paintings, designs, etc. consist of shapes and patterns that do not look like real people or things [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- away + trahere to pull] → see also abstract noun, figurative adjective | noun | verb abstractabstract2 /ˈæbstrækt, əbˈstrækt, æb-/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 1eng. lang. arts a painting, design, etc. that contains shapes or images that do not look like real things or people2eng. lang. arts a short written statement of the most important ideas in a speech, article, etc.3in the abstract considered in a general way rather than being based on specific details and examples:  In the abstract, democracy is wonderful, but a true democracy may not be possible. adjective | noun | verb abstractabstract3 /əbˈstrækt, æb-, ˈæbstrækt/ AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE abstract Simple Form Present I, you, we, they abstract he, she, it abstracts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they abstracted Present perfect I, you, we, they have abstracted he, she, it has abstracted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had abstracted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will abstract Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have abstracted Continuous Form Present I am abstracting he, she, it is abstracting you, we, they are abstracting Past I, he, she, it was abstracting you, we, they were abstracting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been abstracting he, she, it has been abstracting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been abstracting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be abstracting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been abstracting 1eng. lang. arts to use information from a speech, article, etc. in a shorter piece of writing that contains the most important ideas2formal to remove something from somewhere or from a place
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