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abbreviate

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v.缩写,缩短,简化,简写成,缩写为

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abbreviate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:abbreviator 动词过去式:abbreviated 过去分词:abbreviated 现在分词:abbreviating 第三人称单数:abbreviates

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ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始,或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-

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abbreviate


/ə'bri:vɪeɪt; ə`brivɪ,et/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sth) shorten (a word, phrase, etc), esp by omitting letters 缩短(字, 词组等, 尤指省略字母); 缩写
*In writing, the title `Doctor' is abbreviated to `Dr'. 在书写时, Doctor头衔的缩写是Dr.

abbreviate


v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of abbreviare, from Latin brevis 'short']
to make a word or expression shorter by not including letters or using only the first letter of each word
= shortenbe abbreviated to sth
 'Information technology' is usually abbreviated to 'IT'.