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Abstract

Abstract /ˈæbstrækt/

词根：abs(=ab从中)+tract(拔)

→从中拔出→抽出

派生：abstraction n.抽象（概念），摘要

distraction n. 注意力分散

dis分开+tract拉+ion名词=分开拉→分心

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抽象要拽要害，

拽哪里？摘鼻子。

哎！不是拽出去了吗？

abs→哎！不是？tract→拽出去

拽出去叫什么？叫抽象。

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1、作为形容词 adjective

✱existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical reality 

ANTONYM concrete

✱(of art) not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist’s ideas about them 

ANTONYM figurative, representational

释义：抽象的；纯理论的；纯概念的；（辩论或讨论）空泛的；抽象（派）的

例句：

Truth and beauty are abstract concepts.

真和美都是抽象的概念。

This debate is becoming too abstract - let's have some hard facts!

这场辩论变得太空洞了，拿出一些具体的事实根据来吧！

W.Kandinsky is one of the representatives of abstract painters.

康定斯基是抽象派画家代表之一。

2、作为名词 noun

✱a short piece of writing containing the main ideas in a document

SYNONYM summary

✱an abstract work of art

释义：摘要；提要；梗概；

抽象画；抽象派艺术作品

例句：

There is a section at the end of the magazine that includes abstracts of recent articles/books.

杂志的zui后一部分收录了近期发表的文章／出版的书籍的摘要。

Kandinsky’s first pure abstracts are marked by their wild colour.

康定斯基首 个纯抽象作品以其野生的色彩为标志。

3、作为动词 verb

✱abstract something (from something) to remove something from somewhere

✱abstract something (specialist) to make a written summary of a book, etc.

释义：提取；抽取；摘录……要点；转移（注意等）

例句：

She abstracted the main points from the argument.

她提取出了这场辩论里的要点。

Their plan is to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river.

他们计划从河里抽取800万加仑水。