| 词汇 | abridging |
| 释义 | abridging present participle ofabridge abridge verb[ T ] uk /əˈbrɪdʒ/ us /əˈbrɪdʒ/ abridgeverb[T] (make shorter)to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important: 删节;节略 The book was abridged for children.这本书删节后供儿童阅读。 Editing & compiling abridged anthologist blue pencil bowdlerization bowdlerize bowdlerized co-edit compilation compile dub lexicographer over-edit post-editing proofreading recension redact revised unfiltered unindexed unrevised abridgeverb[T] (reduce rights)to reduce someone's freedom, rights, etc.: He said that Congress would make no law abridging the freedom of speech. Had the state abridged his rights? The mode of punishment must not abridge the liberty of the defendant. The legislation abridged the religious freedom of consumers who observe Saturday rather than Sunday as a day of rest. The people feared that if the state became too powerful, government would abridge the liberties of the people. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction damp dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away reducible reduction resize retreat rightsize telescope tumble Related wordsabridged abridgment Examples of abridgingabridging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. First, it does not seem true that only a right can justify interfering with or abridging another right. The verb retrancher signifies abridging, cutting away and diminishing. This procedure involves the abridging of some projected sequences. This is a very limited exemption that ensures that liability does not arise simply as a result of abridging the prospectus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Restriction means cutting down and abridging rent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While the influence of money on the political process is troubling and sometimes corrupting, abridging political speech is the wrong way to counterbalance that influence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is no possibility of omitting these or of abridging them without destroying a prime value of the collection. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Before the magazine's edition was circulated, other news media gave exposure to the story, abridging and selectively reporting it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jemielniak suggests actively abridging and rewriting the rules and laws to fall within a fixed and reasonable limit of size and complexity to remedy their excessive complexity and size. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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