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abbreviate

[英] [əˈbri:vi:ˌeɪt] [美] [əˈbriviˌet] 生词本

vt.

n.

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  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

1. VERB 缩写;缩简;缩短 If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. 
  • He abbreviated his first name to Alec.

    他将自己的名字缩写为亚历克。

abbreviated
  • It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

    这是一份省去了建议细节的文件简本。

Verb

1. shorten;

  • "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"

2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;

  • "The manuscript must be shortened"

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  • 1.简化,简写,缩写
  • 2.省略