bridge
词根词缀：
词根
brev, bridg= short, to shorten 短；缩短
abbreviate v. 缩短；缩写
ab 加强 + brev 短；缩短 + iate 做 → 一再弄短 → 缩短
abbreviation n. 缩写；节略
abbreviate的名词
abridge v. 删减；削减
a 加强 + bridg 短；缩短 + e → 删减；削减
abridgment n. 删节；摘要
a 加强 + bridg 短；缩短 + ment 表结果 → 删节；摘要
brevity n. 短暂；简洁
brev 短；缩短 + ity 具备某种性质，状况 → 短暂；简洁
bridge n. 桥；桥架
bridg 短；缩短 + e → 使〔路〕变短 → 桥
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相关例句：
It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.
双方不太可能消除彼此之间的分歧。
The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers
桥很高，被几个大木墩托起。
A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。
The bridge collapsed.
桥崩塌了。
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed
海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
They were snogging under a bridge
他们在一座桥下面拥抱接吻。