abstract /'æbstrækt/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
• (v.) consider apart from a particular case or instance
• (v.) give an abstract (of)

Chinese translation

• a. 抽象的, 深奥的
• n. 摘要, 抽象概念
• vt. 摘要, 提炼, 使抽象化

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'æbstrækt/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.14 · Super Rare

Word forms

abstracted, abstracting, abstracts

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Related words

abstraction · abstinence · abstain · abstruse

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