abbreviate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. 缩写
The creators of the original X-Men abbreviated the title of its sequel to simply X2. 第1部《X战警》的创作者们把其续集的片名缩写成简单的《X2》。
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abbreviate /əˈbriːvɪˌeɪt/ (abbreviating,abbreviated,abbreviates)
剑桥词典
- to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
- There is a list of abbreviations near the beginning of the book .
- What does the abbreviation WHO stand for?
- Please use the abbreviation 'cm' for 'centimetres ', without any full stop after it.
- Sorry - could you explain what some of these abbreviations mean in your letter ?
- We generally use the abbreviation 'MP' instead of writing out 'Member of Parliament' in full . 返回 abbreviate
缩略，缩写；简称
"Daniel" is often abbreviated to "Dan". Daniel常简称为Dan。
"Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviated as "CEO ". Chief Executive Officer（首席执行官）缩写为CEO。
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