及物动词缩短; 节略; 减少; <古>剥夺（某人的）权利（或特权等）
1. 缩短：[记]联想:不(b)水平(level)就成斜面(bevel). [记]联想:东方(east)人喜欢把野兽(beast)搬上盛宴(feast),吃剩下后由酵母(yeast)发酵,相当浪费. [记]联想:有了一个(a)桥梁(bridge)就缩短(abridge)了两岸的距离;桥梁(bridge)去掉b就成了屋脊(ridge).
2. 剥夺：abridgable 可以删节的 | abridge 剥夺 | abridged 省略的
3. 省略：abridge 节略的 | abridge 省略 | Abridged Admiralty Chart Folios <<英版海图图夹节本>>
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verb
1. lessen, diminish, or curtail
e.g. the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
e.g. The manuscript must be shortened
Synonym: foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce