abridge
🇺🇸
/əˈbrɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/əˈbrɪdʒ/
verb
R
to make something shorter while keeping the important parts
The book was abridged to fit the time slot for the reading hour.
为了适应阅读时间的安排，这本书被删减了。
translation
缩短
词形变化
3rd Present
abridges
Past
abridged
Perfect
abridged
Progressive
abridging