to excerpt; an excerpt
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2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to excerpt; to extract (a part from a text)
formalUsed when selecting and copying key sections from a longer text for presentation or publication.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
tài太
cháng长
，
zhǐ只
néng能
jié节
lù录
fā发
biǎo表
。
This article is too long; only an excerpt can be published.
Biān编
jí辑
jié节
lù录
le了
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shù数
jù据
。
The editor excerpted the most important data from the report.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
xù序
yán言
jié节
lù录
le了
zuò作
zhě者
de的
jǐ几
duàn段
hé核
xīn心
sī思
xiǎng想
。
The preface of this book excerpts several passages of the author's core ideas.
noun
an excerpt; a selected passage
formalRefers to the portion of text that has been extracted.
Zhè这
lǐ里
fā发
biǎo表
de的
shì是
quán全
wén文
，
bù不
shì是
jié节
lù录
。
What is published here is the full text, not an excerpt.
Zhè这
yī一
piān篇
shì是
dú读
zhě者
lái来
xìn信
de的
jié节
lù录
。
This piece is an excerpt from readers' letters.
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Bào报
zhǐ纸
kān刊
dēng登
le了
nà那
piān篇
zhù著
míng名
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
de的
jié节
lù录
。
The newspaper published an excerpt from that famous speech.