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censor

noun
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  1. a person whose job is to examine books, films, etc. and remove parts that are considered to be offensive or a political threat（书籍、电影等的）审查员，审查官Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCensor is used after these nouns:
    • film
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (referring to magistrates in ancient Rome who held censuses and supervised public morals): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’.

censor

verb
🔊/ˈsensə(r)/
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[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they censor
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🔊/ˈsensər/
he / she / it censors
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past simple censored
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past participle censored
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-ing form censoring
🔊/ˈsensərɪŋ/
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  1. to remove the parts of a book, film, etc. that are considered to be offensive or a political threat删剪（书籍、电影等中被认为犯忌、违反道德或政治上危险的内容）
    • be censored The news reports had been heavily censored.这些新闻报道已被大幅删剪。🔊🔊
    • The media may be censored, especially on defence issues.媒体可能会受到审查，尤其是在国防问题上。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCensor is used with these nouns as the object:
    • book
    • film
    • Internet
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (referring to magistrates in ancient Rome who held censuses and supervised public morals): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’.