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censor sth
动词用法，表示对内容进行审查或删改。
The government censored all news about the protest.
政府审查了所有关于抗议的新闻。
检查员；审查员
censors — plural of censor
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
检查员；审查员
a person whose job is to examine books, films, letters, etc. and remove parts considered offensive or politically unacceptable
The government censored all news about the protest.
政府审查了所有关于抗议的新闻。
负责删除或压制书籍、电影、通信等媒体中令人反感或敏感内容的官员。
An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
一种假设的潜意识机构,在不可接受的想法进入意识之前将其过滤。
A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.
职责因机构而异的学院或大学官员。
A college or university official whose duties vary depending on the institution.
根据品味或道德等标准批准或拒绝某物的算法。
An algorithm that approves or rejects something on grounds of taste or morality etc.
The publisher decided to censor a few chapters of the book to make it suitable for younger readers.
出版商决定删改书中的几章，使其适合年轻读者。
The film was heavily censored before it was released to the public.
这部电影在向公众发行前被大量删改。
The platform refuses to censor user comments unless they break the law.
该平台拒绝审查用户评论，除非这些评论违法。
动词用法，表示对内容进行审查或删改。
The government censored all news about the protest.
政府审查了所有关于抗议的新闻。
被动语态，强调内容被审查或删改。
The film was censored before it could be shown in cinemas.
这部电影在影院上映前被删改了。
for 后说明被删改的原因（如暴力、政治内容）。
The editor censored the article for offensive language.
编辑因文章含冒犯性语言而对其进行了删改。
名词用法，指负责审查的人；也可单独说 a censor。
She worked as a censor of wartime letters.
她曾担任战时信件的检查员。
Not this
The minister was censored for his remarks.
Use this
The minister was censured for his remarks.
censor 作动词表示‘审查、删改（内容）’，而表示‘正式指责、谴责’应用 censure。原句想表达‘因言论受到指责’，所以要用 censured；用 censored 则变成‘被审查’或‘被删改’，不符合句意。
Not this
The camera's censor detects light automatically.
Use this
The camera's sensor detects light automatically.
censor 是‘审查员/审查’，sensor 是‘传感器’。表示设备中感知光线、温度等的部件时只能用 sensor；这里把 sensor 误写成 censor，属于同音/近形词混淆。
Not this
Internet censor has become a widely discussed topic.
Use this
Internet censorship has become a widely discussed topic.
censor 指具体的审查人员，也可作动词‘审查’；表示‘审查制度’这一抽象概念要用 censorship。原句主语是‘话题’，只能用抽象名词 censorship。
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政府审查员
The government censor ordered the passage removed.
政府审查员要求删去这一段。
电影审查员
British film censors once cut the kissing scene.
英国电影审查员一度剪掉了接吻镜头。
审查信件
Prison officers censored the prisoners' letters.
狱警审查了囚犯的信件。
审查新闻界
The regime censored the press during the election.
该政权在选举期间对新闻界进行了审查。
审查内容
Social media companies censor content that incites violence.
社交媒体公司审查煽动暴力的内容。
被大量删改
The report was heavily censored before publication.
这份报告在出版前被大量删改。
审查员就是那种自认为比你该知道的懂得更多的人。
The film was censored before it could be shown in theaters.
这部电影在院线上映前经过了审查删改。
Use censors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
censor 以 c 开头，与 cut（删）同首字母：审查员见到敏感内容就删；sensor 以 s 开头，只负责感应。
语域：formal 常见场景：government and media、wartime correspondence、publishing and film censor 多用于正式或官方语境，表示由官方对出版物、影视、通信等内容进行审查并删改；日常口语中较少出现，比较常见于新闻、法律和行政管理等场合。
censor、sensor、censer 在非儿化读音中均读 /ˈsensə/；denser、tenser、condenser 的重读元音及后续 /nsə/ 与 censor 相同，押韵。注意 censure 是形近词，读 /ˈsenʃə/（美式常读 /ˈsenʃər/），其中的 s 受后面 u 影响发 /ʃ/，与 censor 的 /s/ 不同。
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