1. 删除(书等的)不妥的文句, 删改, 修订:speel 攀爬, 爬 | bowdlerize 删除(书等的)不妥的文句, 删改, 修订 | bunker surcharge 燃油附加税
2. 删除文句:bowdlerism 任意删除 | bowdlerize 删除文句 | bowed 弯如弓的
3. 削除修正:bond-保釈金 | bowdlerize-削除修正する | bribery-贈収賄
4. 删除(书刊、剧本等中)有伤风化的词语或场面:bellicose 好战的; 好争吵的; 好斗的 | bowdlerize 删除(书刊、剧本等中)有伤风化的词语或场面 | chromosome 染色体
verb
1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
e.g. bowdlerize a novel
Synonym: bowdleriseexpurgatecastrateshorten