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第三人称
expurgates
现在进行时
expurgating
过去式
expurgated
过去完成时
expurgated
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删除, 审查
to remove some parts of a writing because it might offend people
- Certain chapters were expurgated to make the novel more suitable for younger readers.
某些章节被删除以使小说更适合年轻读者。
- The publisher decided to expurgate the book, removing offensive language and content.
出版商决定删节这本书，删除冒犯性的语言和内容。
- The committee recommended that certain sections of the report be expurgated before publication.
委员会建议在出版前删除报告的某些部分。
- He had to expurgate parts of his blog post to ensure it didn’t upset his audience.
他不得不删除博客文章的部分内容，以确保不会让他的观众感到不安。
- The government required the author to expurgate sensitive political references before granting approval for publication.
政府要求作者在批准出版之前删除敏感的政治参考。