Talking about crime in the abstract just isn't enough, since criminal activities affect real life.

抽象地谈论犯罪根本不足以说明问题，因为犯罪活动影响的是真实的生活。

It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

结合具体的事物来思考要比抽象思考容易些。

Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract.

金钱是她从未具体想过的一种商品。

There is no answer to this question in the abstract.

这个问题在理论上没有答案。

The distracted reader can’t be absorbed in the abstract extract.

心神纷乱的读者无法专心于抽象的节录.