abridge

🇬🇧 UK/ә'bridʒ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To shorten a text or work while keeping the essential content; to reduce or curtail

删节,缩短(文章等);减少,削减

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
aprefix
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bridgeother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The publisher decided to abridge the novel.

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