take a number or quantity away from another number, etc.
"subtract this amount from my paycheck"
"this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
Add a moustache, subtract a moustache: nothing would alter his..nondescript appearance.
出自: B. Chatwin
A happy frame of mind subtracted ten..years from her.
出自: R. Frame
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海词词典,十七年品牌