bowdlerize ['baudləraiz]

英汉解释

vt. 删改；删除不妥的文句

同义词

v. bowdlerise，castrate，expurgate，shorten

参考例句

1. bowdlerize: To expurgate (a book, for example) prudishly.
删节：谦逊地删节（如一本书）。
2. If you bowdlerize Story of the West Wing, it wouldn't be as interesting a book.
如果删除《西厢记》里的不雅文字，读起来就没那麽有趣了。
3. There is no need to bowdlerize your speech when dealing with anyone from a legal standpoint.
从法律角度说，你不需要再跟任何人修订你的演讲稿了。

英英解释

v.
  1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

网络释义

bowdlerize
删除文句; 删除猥亵的文句; 任意删改; 删除(书等的)不妥的文句, 删改, 修订;