【bowdlerize】 - A-level备考词汇

bowdlerize

UK:  ['baʊdləraɪz]

US:  ['baʊdlə.raɪz]

过去分词：bowdlerized  现在分词：bowdlerizing  第三人称单数：bowdlerizes  

v.

1.删去(书中)不妥处;删改

2.删除不妥文句

1 . A place to carefully calibrate, sanitize and bowdlerize our words for every possible audience, now and forever.
在Facebook上，我们要始终谨慎校正、净化和删改我们对每个可能听众所说的每个词。

2 . bowdlerize your speech when dealing with anyonefrom a legal standpoint.
不需要再跟任何人修订你的演讲稿了。

3 . bowdlerize: To expurgate (a book, for example) prudishly.
删节：谦逊地删节（如一本书）。