[N-VAR 可变名词]抽象概念;抽象名称 An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
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Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
在主权之类抽象概念的名义下打一场大战是否值得呢?
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]出神;心不在焉Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'
安德鲁注意到她在愣神,便问道:“你怎么啦?”
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](艺术的)抽象主义Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.
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ab·strac·tionAWL/æbˈstrækʃn; NAmEæbˈstrækʃn/noun1[countable , uncountable ]( formal) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract抽象概念;抽象2[uncountable ]( formal) the state of thinking deeply about sth and not paying attention to what is around you 出神;心神专注3[uncountable , countable ]( technical 术语) the action of removing sth from sth else; the process of being removed from sth else 提取;抽取;分离◆water abstraction from rivers从河流中抽取水abstractionabstractionsab·strac·tion/æbˈstrækʃn; NAmEæbˈstrækʃn/
1[countable] a general idea about a type of situation, thing, or person rather than a specific example from real life: He’s always talking in abstractions.2[uncountable] when you do not notice what is happening around you because you are thinking carefully about something else: She rocked the baby gently, gazing in abstraction at the flickering fire.3[uncountable] the use of shapes and patterns that do not look like real things
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