Abase: verb 贬抑, 降低...的地位, 降低...的品格
•    To humble; disgrace
•    Ex: my intention was not to abase the comedian
•    Synonyms: demean, humiliate


Abate: verb   减轻, 减少; 废除, 撤销; 对打折扣; 减弱, 减少, 缓和
•    To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
•    Ex: As the hurricane's force abated, the winds dropped and the sea became clam.
•    Synonyms: ebb; lapse; let up; moderate; relent; slacken; subside; wane

Abbreviated Communication

Abridge: 縮短; 限制; 刪節
•    an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning


Compendium:大要, 概略
•    a book that contains a complete collection of facts, drawings etc on a particular subject


Cursory:匆匆忙忙的, 粗略的, 草率的
•    done very quickly without much attention to details