英语词汇“abbreviate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

abbreviate

(əbriːvieɪt )

Word forms: abbreviates , abbreviating , abbreviated

verb

If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

He abbreviated his first name to Alec. [VERB noun + to]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: shorten, reduce, contract, trim

abbreviated graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

Synonyms: shortened, shorter, reduced, brief

Translations:

Chinese: 缩写

Japanese: 短縮する

单词	abbreviate
释义	abbreviate (əbriːvieɪt ) Word forms: abbreviates , abbreviating , abbreviated verb If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. He abbreviated his first name to Alec. [VERB noun + to] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: shorten, reduce, contract, trim abbreviated graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals. Synonyms: shortened, shorter, reduced, brief Translations: Chinese: 缩写 Japanese: 短縮する
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