英语词汇“abridge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	abridge
释义	abridge \əˈbrij\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English abregen, abriggen, from Middle French abregier, from Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin ad- + breviare to shorten, from brevis short — more at brief 1. a. archaic : deprive — usually used with of < abridge a man of his rights > b. : to diminish (as a right) by reducing < the danger of abridging the liberties of the people — Abraham Lincoln > 2. : to shorten in duration < I have other reasons for abridging my stay at Bath — Tobias Smollett > : shorten or cut down in extent < the airplane abridges distance > < abridge library service during the summer > 3. : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of principal meaning : condense < an abridged version of the novel > Synonyms: see shorten
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