1、The expurgation of certain controversial scenes from the film was necessary to comply with censorship regulations.
删除电影中的某些有争议的场景是为了遵守审查制度。
2、The publisher insisted on an expurgation of the explicit language in the novel to make it suitable for a younger audience.
出版商坚持要对小说中的露骨语言进行删减，以适应年轻读者。