abstract
gb/ˈæbstɹækt/ us/ˈæbstɹækt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
B2
property
1
Existing as an idea only
About something you can think about but cannot touch or see.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is abstract
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'abstract' with 'summary', which is another meaning of the word.
คำพ้องความหมาย
theoretical (Stresses being based on theory rather than practical application.)
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conceptual (Focuses on being related to mental concepts or ideas.)
คำตรงข้าม
concrete (Refers to something real and tangible, the opposite of abstract.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
abstract concept
|abstract idea
|abstract thinking
|abstract art
หัวข้อ
art
|philosophy
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Justice is an abstract concept that can be difficult to define.
- Her paintings are highly abstract, with no clear subject.
- Time is an abstract notion, but it affects everything we do.
- The course covers both abstract theory and practical skills.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Love is an abstract idea.
- Numbers are abstract.
- Happiness is an abstract feeling.
- The word 'freedom' is abstract.
คำนาม
B2
entity
2
Brief summary of a text
A short piece of writing that says the main ideas of a longer text.
รูปแบบการใช้:
an abstract of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners think 'abstract' here means 'difficult to understand'; in this context it means a short summary.
คำพ้องความหมาย
summary (A general term for a shortened version of something.)
|
synopsis (Often used for summaries of literary or dramatic works.)
คำตรงข้าม
full text (Refers to the complete document rather than a condensed version.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
write an abstract
|submit an abstract
|conference abstract
หัวข้อ
academia
|writing
|research
|education
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- The researcher submitted an abstract for the conference proceedings.
- Please include an abstract at the beginning of your paper.
- The journal requires abstracts to be under 250 words.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I read the abstract before the full paper.
- She wrote an abstract for her report.
- The teacher asked for an abstract of the article.
คำกริยา
C1
action
3
Remove or take away something
To take something away from where it belongs.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to abstract [something] from [somewhere]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with the adjective meaning 'not concrete'. As a verb, it refers to removing or taking out.
คำพ้องความหมาย
extract (More common in everyday contexts; 'abstract' is often more formal.)
|
remove (General term for taking something away.)
คำตรงข้าม
insert (To put something into something else, opposite of removing.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
abstract data
|abstract information from
|abstract resources
หัวข้อ
science
|general
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The report abstracts key points from the data.
- Oil was abstracted from deep underground reservoirs.
- The program can abstract relevant information from large datasets.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The machine abstracts water from the air.
- He abstracted numbers from the table.
- They abstract gold from the rock.
adjective
B1
property
4
Non-representational in art
Describes art made with shapes and colors instead of pictures of real things.
คำพ้องความหมาย
nonrepresentational (Technical art term meaning not depicting recognizable subjects.)
คำตรงข้าม
representational (Depicts recognizable subjects or objects.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
abstract painting
|abstract sculpture
|abstract style
หัวข้อ
art
|arts_entertainment
ตัวอย่าง
- She specializes in large abstract paintings.
- The gallery features several abstract sculptures.
- His work moved from realistic landscapes to abstract forms.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I like abstract art.
- This is an abstract painting.
- He makes abstract pictures.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
abstract
IPA
GB/ˈæbstɹækt/
US/ˈæbstɹækt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ab - stract (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (ab)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: abstract
Noun
- Base: abstract
- Plural: abstracts
Verb
- Base: abstract
- 3rd Person Singular: abstracts
- Present Participle: abstracting
- Past: abstracted
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
abstracts
noun
abstracting
verb
abstracted
verb
Core family
abstraction
noun C1
abstractly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
concrete
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
abstractness
noun
วลีและสำนวน
abstract away
1/æbstɹˈækt əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
technical
Hide details to focus on main idea
To remove or ignore details so you can focus on the main idea or structure.
ตัวอย่าง
- The software abstracts away the complexity of the hardware.
- Teachers often abstract away difficult details when first introducing a topic.
in the abstract
1/ˈɪn ðə ˈæbstɹækt/
fixed phrase
formal
Considered generally, not specifically
Thinking about something as a general idea, not in a real situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- In the abstract, his plan sounds reasonable, but it may not work in practice.
- She prefers to discuss problems in the abstract rather than deal with details.