及物动词缩短; 节略; 减少; 古剥夺（某人的）权利（或特权等）

及物动词

1. He decided to abridge his stay here after he received a letter from home.
他接到家信后决定缩短在这里的逗留时间。

2. The freedom of speech should not be abridged.
言论自由不应受限制。

3. It was abridged from the original work.
这是由原本删节的。

4. This book might be more readable if it is abridged.
这本书如经删节，可读性也许会更强些。

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

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: foreshortenabbreviateshortencutcontractreduce