单词 | censor |
例句 | censor noun •the film censors:expurgator, bowdlerizer | examiner, inspector, editor.▶verb •letters home were censored:cut, delete parts of, make cuts in, blue-pencil | edit, expurgate, bowdlerize, sanitize | informal clean up.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS censor, censure Both censor and censure are both verbs and nouns, but censor means 'to scrutinize, revise, or cut unacceptable parts (from a book, movie, etc.)' or 'a person who does this,' while censure means 'to criticize harshly' or 'harsh criticism:' •the DJ won't play the censored tracks ; •some senators considered a resolution of censure to express strong disapproval of the president's behavior.These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs. |
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