The film had to be cut before the board of censors accepted it.

该电影得先进行剪切，才能得到审查委员会的认可。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The British Board of Film Censors, which he joined in 1975, and which later became the British Board of Film Classification, was set up as a self-regulatory body for the film industry.

ECONOMIST: James Ferman