excerpt
noun[C]
uk/ˈek.sɜːpt/us/ˈek.sɝːpt/ashortparttaken from aspeech,book,film, etc.:
（演讲、书、电影等的）摘录，节录，片断An excerptfromher newthrillerwillappearin this weekend'smagazine.本周末出版的杂志将选登她的最新惊险小说片断。
Synonyms
extract
passage(PART)
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- In this excerpt from thefilm, Joecelebratesthefactthat hissonattendsaprestigiouscollege.
- Thewebsiteposteda newinterviewwithmake-upartistScott Taylor and here is an excerpt.
- Herlatestnovelis called "The Air We Breathe" and you canreadan excerpt onourwebsite.
- Thefollowingexcerpt from aMarch2018articleclearlyillustrateshisbias.
- Thedanceis set to excerpts from Bach's "Goldberg Variations".
Pieces of writing
- acrostic
- annotation
- biographic
- blog post
- Chyron
- creative writing
- cutting
- fair
- inscription
- lament
- microblog
- mistranscription
- multi-line
- palimpsest
- para
- preamble
- scribble
- script
- self-portrait
- squiggle
excerpt
verb[IorT]
mainlyUSuk/ekˈsɜːpt/us/ekˈsɝːpt/to take asmallpartfrom aspeech,book,film, etc. inordertopublishitseparately:
Thispassagehas been excerptedfromherlatestnovel.
Here I excerptfromalistofrecommendationsgiven to me by aformerboss.
- Thisstoryis excerpted from the newbookThe Mind At Work.
- Thearticleis excerpted from New Scientistmagazine.
- Pleaserememberthat thesetextshave been excerpted and maylackcontext.
- I cameacrossthefollowing. I have excerpted it for brevity'ssake.
- Heclaimedtheyspenttoo muchtimeexcerpting fromleft-wingperiodicalsand not enough onoriginalresearch.
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- abstract
- bowdlerization
- bowdlerized
- clear the decksidiom
- drain
- extract
- gougesomethingout
- letsomeonedown
- over-extraction
- pick
- pluck
- pump
- scoop
- scratch
- takesomethingaway
- unboxing
- undrained
- wipesomethingoffsomething
- yank
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