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bowd·ler·ize (BrE also bowd·ler·ise) BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bowdlerize BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/present simple - he / she / it bowdlerizes BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪz/ NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪz/past simple bowdlerized BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/past participle bowdlerized BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ -ing form bowdlerizing BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪŋ/~ sth(usually disapproving) to remove the parts of a book, play, etc. that you think are likely to shock or offend people 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 SYN expurgate ORIGIN Named after Dr Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 produced a version of Shakespeare from which he had taken out all the material which he considered not suitable for family use. 源自托马斯 · 鲍德勒博士 (Dr Thomas Bowdler) 的名字。他于 1818 年出版了莎士比亚戏剧的改写本，删掉了他认为不适合家庭阅读的内容。 |