bowdlerize
/bohd-luh-rahyz, boud-/US // ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd- //UK // (ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz) //
鞠躬致意,弓箭手化,鞠躬尽瘁,鞠躬
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v.有主动词 verb
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bowd·ler·ized, bowd·ler·iz·ing.
- : to expurgate by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbcensor
Examples
She should not be allowed to disguise and bowdlerize it to suit the unwelcome tastes she had acquired at school.
I have no wish to bowdlerize Sir Richard Steele, his ways and words.
This is called "expurgating" the book; but people who disapprove often call it to bowdlerize.
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