abstract

adjective

/ˈæbstrækt/

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based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation抽象的（与个别情况相对）；纯理论的
- abstract knowledge/principles理论知识；抽象原理
- The research shows that pre-school children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.研究显示，学前儿童具有抽象思维的能力。
compare concrete
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- Abstract principles are no good in this particular situation.抽象的原则在这种特殊情况下是没有用的。
- All human beings are capable of thinking in abstract terms.所有人类都有能力用抽象的术语思考。
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existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical reality抽象的（与具体经验相对）
- We may talk of beautiful things but beauty itself is abstract.我们尽可谈论美的事物，但美本身却是抽象的。
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- Mathematics is an extremely abstract discipline.数学是一门极其抽象的学科。
- Some of the ideas that their legal system is based on are incredibly abstract.他们的法律体系所基于的一些理念是非常抽象的。
- Freedom is more than a purely abstract notion.自由并不仅仅是一个纯粹抽象的概念。
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(of art艺术) not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist’s ideas about them抽象（派）的
- the work of American abstract expressionists like Mark Rothko马克·罗斯科等美国抽象表现主义者的作品
compare figurative (2), representationalTopics Artb2
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin abstractus, literally ‘drawn away’, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.

abstract

noun

/ˈæbstrækt/

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an abstract work of art抽象派艺术作品
- Kandinsky’s first pure abstracts are marked by their wild colour.康定斯基的第一批纯摘要以其野性的色彩为标志。
a short piece of writing containing the main ideas in a document（文献等的）摘要，概要 synonym summary
- Abstracts of about 300 words should be submitted to the conference committee who will decide which papers to accept.约300字的摘要应提交给会议委员会，会议委员会将决定接受哪些论文。
- This information is supplementary to the abstract of accounts.这些信息是对账目摘要的补充。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin abstractus, literally ‘drawn away’, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.

Idioms

in the abstract

in a general way, without referring to a particular real person, thing or situation抽象地；理论上
- Legal questions rarely exist in the abstract; they are based on real cases.法律问题很少以抽象理论形式存在，它们是以真实的案例为基础的。
- I’m just talking in the abstract now.我现在只是在抽象地说。

abstract

verb

/æbˈstrækt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they abstract	/æbˈstrækt/ /æbˈstrækt/
he / she / it abstracts	/æbˈstrækts/ /æbˈstrækts/
past simple abstracted	/æbˈstræktɪd/ /æbˈstræktɪd/
past participle abstracted	/æbˈstræktɪd/ /æbˈstræktɪd/
-ing form abstracting	/æbˈstræktɪŋ/ /æbˈstræktɪŋ/

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abstract something (from something) to remove something from somewhere把…抽象出；提取；抽取；分离
- She abstracted the main points from the argument.她提炼出论证的要点。
- Their plan is to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river.他们的计划是从河里抽取800万加仑的水。
abstract something (specialist) to make a written summary of a book, etc.写出（书等）的摘要