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censor/ˈsensə/ n. & v.●n. 1 an official authorized to examine printed matter, films, news, etc., before public release, and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity, a threat to security, etc. (印刷品、电影、新闻等的)审查员，审查官 2 Rom. Hist. either of two annual magistrates responsible for holding censuses and empowered to supervise public morals [罗马]【史】监察官(古罗马负责调查户口，监察人民行为的官员) 3 Psychol. an impulse which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness 【心】潜意识压抑力 ●v. tr. 1 act as a censor of 审查，检察 2 make deletions or changes in 修改；删去 □ censorial /-ˈsɔ:riəl/ adj.□ censorship n.[Latin from censēre ‘assess’: in sense 3 mistranslation of German Zensur ‘censorship’]■ Usage 用法说明 As a verb, censor is often confused with censure ‘to criticize sharply’. 作为动词， censor 经常与 censure 用混，后者表示“严厉责备，谴责”。 |