bowdlerize

英 [ˈbaʊdləraɪz]

美 [ˈbaʊdləraɪz]

v.  删改(认为书或戏剧等中有伤风化或有冒犯性的部分); 鲍德勒化

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

GRE

牛津词典

verb

• 删改（认为书或戏剧等中有伤风化或有冒犯性的部分）；鲍德勒化
  to remove the parts of a book, play, etc. that you think are likely to shock or offend people

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 bowdlerise


• VERB 删除，删改（书或电影中的部分）
  Tobowdlerizea book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
  1. I'm bowdlerizing it — just slightly changing one or two words so listeners won't be upset.
     我在对它作些改动——只是改换个别字眼，好让听众更容易接受。
  2. ...a bowdlerised version of the song.
     这首歌曲的删节版

英英释义

verb

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  1. bowdlerize a novel
  Synonym:bowdleriseexpurgatecastrateshorten

双语例句

• I'm bowdlerizing it — just slightly changing one or two words so listeners won't be upset.
  我在对它作些改动——只是改换个别字眼，好让听众更容易接受。
• 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。