abridge
英 /əˈbrɪdʒ/ 美 /əˈbrɪdʒ/
- v. 删节；节略To shorten a written work while keeping its main content.
The publisher abridged the novel for younger readers.
出版社为较年幼的读者推出了这部小说的删节版。
Publishers often abridge classic novels to make them more accessible to students with limited reading experience.
出版社经常删节经典小说，使阅读经验有限的学生更容易读懂。
搭配
abridge a novel 删节小说an abridged edition 删节版an abridged version 节略版本
辨析提示
删去部分内容但保留主干，不等同于写摘要。
词族
abridged (adj.)、abridgement (n.)、unabridged (adj.)
近义 shorten、condense
反义 expand
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