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美:['ekspəˌgeɪtə]
英:['ekspəgeɪtə]
美:['ekspəˌgeɪtə]
词根:expurgate
adj.expurgated 经过删除的
v.expurgated 删除(expurgate的过去式和过去分词)
vt.expurgate 删除,删去
"Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"
Latin expurgatus, past participle of expurgare, from ex- + purgare to purge
The first known use of expurgate was in 1678
extemporeadverb or adjective
in an extemporaneous manner
speaking extempore
extemporaneousadjective
made up or done on the spur of the moment : impromptu
extantadjective
existing at the present time : not destroyed or lost
extract1 of 2verb
to remove by pulling
extract a tooth
to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process
extract juice from apples
to calculate a mathematical root
to choose and take out for separate use
extract a few lines from a poem
extract2 of 2noun
a selection from a writing
a product obtained by extracting
vanilla extract
exquisiteadjective
finely done or made an exquisite painting
an exquisite lacy handkerchief
showing fine discrimination, deep sensitivity, or clear understanding
exquisite taste
pleasing through beauty, fitness, or perfection
exquisite flowers
very severe : intense
exquisite pain
exquisiteadjective
finely done or made an exquisite painting
an exquisite lacy handkerchief
showing fine discrimination, deep sensitivity, or clear understanding
exquisite taste
pleasing through beauty, fitness, or perfection
exquisite flowers
very severe : intense
exquisite pain
expurgateverb
to remove objectionable parts from (as a book)
1 He was then employed as expurgator of Hebrew books.
2 The whole play is bathed in the sunshine of youth, and while there is some good comedy in it, there is little for the expurgator to do.
3 Some other victim of the agricultural labours of spring, a Shrew-mouse, Field-mouse, Mole, Frog, Adder, or Lizard, will provide us with the most vigorous and famous of these expurgators of the soil.
4 But when Herman and Verman set to 't the record must be no more than a few fragments left by the expurgator.
5 Some other victim of the agricultural labours of spring—a Shrew-mouse, Field-mouse, Mole, Frog, Adder, or Lizard—will provide us with the most vigorous and famous of these expurgators of the soil.
6 They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them.
7 the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment
8 Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.
9 The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.
10 Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator.
托玛斯·鲍德勒是著名的删改者.
1 净化者