| 单词 | acronym |
| 释义 | acronym (ækrənɪm ) Word forms: acronyms countable noun An acronym is a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is 'NATO', which is made up of the first letters of the 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'. Collocations: acronym stands for This ungainly acronym stands for 'command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance'. Times, Sunday Times The acronym stands for individual savings account and most people think of them as just that. Times, Sunday Times Asked what the acronym stands for, the 13-year-old shrugged. Globe and Mail The clunky acronym stands for 'fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols', which in translation means cutting out wheat, lactose and fructose — and joy. Times, Sunday Times The acronym stands for very, very important persons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact, let's use an acronym instead. Times, Sunday Times The commission agreed to maintain the ring of leaves, but decided to use an acronym, instead of the full name, for brevity and impact. canada.com During communications for a countdown, the launch team uses acronyms to keep channels open as much as possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many business owners also use acronyms in their company names. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 首字母缩写词 Japanese: 頭字語 |
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