Abridge

音标：/əˈbrɪdʒ/

意思：

动词：缩短，删节，压缩（通常指书籍、文章或演讲等内容），使之简洁。

动词：限制，削减（权利、自由等）。

翻译：

缩短

删节

压缩

限制

读音：

读音可以分为音节：[ə-ˈbrɪdʒ]。

/ə/ 类似于中文的“呃”，/ˈbrɪdʒ/ 类似于“布里奇”的音。

用法：

用于描述对书籍、文章、演讲等内容的缩减或删节，通常是为了使内容更加精炼。

可以用于描述对某些权利或自由的限制。

例句：

The editor decided to abridge the novel for a shorter version.
(编辑决定将这部小说删节成较短的版本。)

The government proposed a new law to abridge certain civil liberties.
(政府提议了一项新法律，限制某些公民自由。)

He had to abridge his speech due to the lack of time.
(由于时间不足，他不得不缩短演讲。)

The movie was abridged to fit into a two-hour time slot.
(电影被删节以适应两个小时的放映时间。)

I had to abridge the article because it was too long for the magazine.
(我不得不删减文章，因为它对杂志来说太长了。)

The book was abridged for younger audiences.
(这本书被删节，适合年轻读者。)

The company decided to abridge the process to save time.
(公司决定缩短过程以节省时间。)

The teacher abridged the lesson plan to focus on key concepts.
(老师删节了教学计划，专注于关键概念。)

Due to the limited time, the meeting was abridged to one hour.
(由于时间有限，会议被压缩到一个小时。)

The editor's job is to abridge content without losing its meaning.
(编辑的工作是删减内容而不失其含义。)

短语搭配：

Abridge a novel (删节小说)

Abridge the speech (压缩演讲内容)

Abridge civil liberties (限制公民自由)

Abridge the text (删节文本)

Abridged version (删节版)