abstract
adj
1 existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or practical existence 抽象的
We may talk of beautiful things, but beauty itself is abstract. 我们尽可谈论美的事物, 然而美本身却是抽象的.
He has some abstract (ie vague, impractical) notion of wanting to change the world. 他有一种要改造世界的空想.
2 (of art) not representing objects in a realistic way but expressing the artist's ideas and feelings about certain aspects of them (指艺术)抽象派的
an abstract painting, painter 抽象画, 抽象派画家. Cf 参看 concrete1 1.
abstract n
1 abstract idea or quality 抽象; 抽象的概念; 抽象性.
2 example of abstract art 抽象派艺术品
a painter of abstracts 抽象画的画家.
3 short account of the contents of a book, etc; summary (书籍等的)摘要; 概括
an abstract of a lecture 讲演的摘要.
4 (idm 习语) in the `abstract in a theoretical way 抽象地; 在理论上
Consider the problem in the abstract, ie as if it had no relation to any specific object, person, fact, etc. 就事论事地考虑一下这一问题(假定不涉及任何具体对象, 个人, 事实等).
abstract v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) remove sth; separate sth (from sth) 除去某物; (从某物中)提取, 抽取或分离出某物
abstract metal from ore 从矿砂中提取金属.
2 [Tn] make a written summary of (a book, etc) 摘录(书等的)要点.
*['æbstrækt]a. 抽象的, 深奥的n. 摘要, 抽象概念vt. 摘要, 提炼, 使抽象化【计】 摘录; 摘要; 抽象【医】 强散剂; 摘要, 提要【经】 抽象的; 摘要, 概括相关词组: to make an abstract of... in the abstract to abstract sth from
That sounds interesting. That was a hundred years ago, wasn't it?
听起来很有意思。那是一百年前的事了,不是吗?
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.