a.

1. 抽象的
   Some people say beauty itself is abstract. Do you agree?

   有些人认为美本身是抽象的。你同意吗？

2. 难懂的，深奥的
   You explain things in a way that is too abstract for me.

   你如此解释事物对我来说太深奥了。

3. 纯理论的，非实际的
   Your reasoning seems very abstract.

   你的推理似乎很抽象。

4. （艺术上的）抽象派的[Z]
   Modern art is often rather abstract.

   现代艺术往往相当抽象。

n.[C]

1. 摘要，梗概
   Harper made an abstract of Prof. Hunter's lecture.

   哈珀将亨特教授的讲座做了摘要。

2. 抽象派艺术作品
3. 抽象概念
4. 【化】萃取物

vt.

1. 使抽象化；抽取，提取
   In the end he abstracted the most important points from his long speech.

   最后他从自己的长篇演说中提取出最重要的几点。

2. 做……的摘要（或梗概）
   The author abstracted his book.

   作者为他的书写了内容提要。

3. 【婉】偷走
4. 使退出，使撤离

vi.

1. 做摘要，写梗概[（+from）]

adj.

1. theoretical rather than physical or concrete.
   ▸(of a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state.
2. relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality.

v.

1. extract or remove:
   plans to abstract more water from streams.
2. [as adj. abstracted] not concentrating.
3. make a written summary of.
4. consider separately from something else.

n.

1. a summary of a book or article.
2. an abstract work of art.