abridge

verb

1. 删节，节略（书籍、剧本等）
   to make a book, play, etc. shorter by leaving parts out

1. Tess wished to abridge her visit as much as possible; but the young man was pressing, and she consented to accompany him.
   苔丝希望尽量缩短她的这次访问，但是那位青年一直强劝着她，她只得同意陪他走走。
2. Traditionally, locals do not abbreviate it to "R.V." or abridge it to "Royston".
   当地人传统上不会把它缩写为“罗。村”或简写为“罗伊斯顿”。
3. Article 33 Book publishers may modify or abridge works with the license of authors.
   第三十三条图书出版者经作者许可，可以对作品修改、删节。
4. I abridge, I stop, I have too much the advantage;
   我得少说话，我不再开口了，我的理由太充足。
5. Book publisher may alter or abridge a work with the permission of the copyright owner.
   图书出版者经版权拥有者许可，可以对作品修改或删节。
6. Will you abridge this book?
   你会将这本书进行删减吗？
7. I have to abridge my stay here.
   我只得缩短在这里的逗留时间。
8. Thus he may abridge his travel with much profit.
   这样就能缩短旅游的时间，而又获益更多。
9. The time is limited, so he abridge his composition.
   时间有限，他缩短了他的作文。
10. He decide to abridge his stay here after he receive a letter from home
    他接到家信后决定缩短在这里的逗留时间
11. She decided to abridge her stay in campus since she wants to hunt for a job immediately.
    考虑到她想要马上找工作，他决定缩短在校园里逗留的时间。
12. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United states;
    任何州不得制定或执行任何剥夺合众国公民特权或豁免权的法律。
13. The solicitors disciplinary tribunal may extend or abridge the time for doing anything under these rules.
    律师纪律审裁组可延长或缩短根据本规则作出任何事情的时间。
14. We have to abridge the movie because it is too long.
    我们不得不删节这个电影因为它太长了。
15. The J2EE patterns are a collection of J2EE-based solutions to common problems. Using J2EE patterns can optimize system performance remarkably and enhance numerous aspects of the system, including maintainability, extensibility, and reusability, and also can abridge the developing time greatly.
    J2EE模式提供了一组基于J2EE平台的对常见问题的解决方案，使用J2EE模式可以显著优化系统性能，有效增强系统的可维护性、扩展性和重用性，大大缩短系统研发周期。
16. Not only is rational water resource development and construction of junior water electricity favorable to country and people, but also can critically speed up region economic development and abridge area economic discrepancy as an abundance of water power in my country.
    我国的水利资源十分丰富，因地制宜合理的开发水利资源、建设小水电，不仅利国利民，而且对于加快地区经济发展、缩小地区经济差异起着非常关键的作用。
17. There is a gap between the theory and practice of brand extension; the dissertation puts forward an improved model to abridge it.
    品牌的延伸一直是理论与实践相脱节的，本文试着提出一个品牌延伸模型以统一理论与实践的差距。
18. The facts indicate that Poland should become abridge connecting East and West.
    但事实表明，波兰更应成为连接东西方的桥梁。
19. The circuit simulations could reduce the cost and abridge exploitation cycle in design of PDP driver IC.
    在PDP驱动芯片设计的过程中，电路仿真技术可以起到降低成本，缩短开发周期的重要作用。

  shorten abbreviate abridge condense【导航词义：缩短，节略】

  shorten v. 缩短，（使）变短

〔辨析〕指压缩文章、著作等的篇幅而内容基本不变，也可指缩短时间、尺寸、过程等。

  abbreviate v. 缩写，缩短

〔辨析〕通常用于缩写单词、名称，有时也指缩短演讲稿、小说、仪式、服装等。

  abridge v. 删节，节略

〔辨析〕主要指删去书、剧本等不重要的部分而保存其精华。

  condense v. 压缩，使简洁

〔辨析〕多指将讲话、文章等压缩，常与介词 into 连用。

verb

1. lessen, diminish, or curtail
   1. the new law might abridge our freedom of expression

2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   1. The manuscript must be shortened

   Synonym:    foreshortenabbreviateshortencutcontractreduce