a.

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

   有些人認為美本身是抽象的。你同意嗎？

2. 難懂的，深奧的
   You explain things in a way that is too abstract for me.

   你如此解釋事物對我來說太深奧了。

3. 純理論的，非實際的
   Your reasoning seems very abstract.

   你的推理似乎很抽象。

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

   現代藝術往往相當抽象。

n.[C]

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

   哈珀將亨特教授的講座做了摘要。

2. 抽象派藝術作品
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.

   最後他從自己的長篇演說中提取出最重要的幾點。

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

   作者為他的書寫了內容提要。

3. 【婉】偷走
4. 使退出，使撤離

vi.

1. 做摘要，寫梗概[（+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.