| 单词 | abbreviate |
| 释义 | abbreviate (once / 1863 pages) v To abbreviate is to shorten. Words are often abbreviated, like when we say sked instead of schedule. Though we most often think about words being abbreviated — especially terms like OMG and LOL for "oh my God" and "laugh out loud" — lots of things can be abbreviated. You just have to shorten them. Sudden rain might abbreviate a baseball game. A bomb threat would abbreviate a school day. Anytime something is being shortened or cut, abbreviation is going on. WORD FAMILYabbreviate: abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviator+/abbreviation: abbreviations/abbreviator: abbreviators USAGE EXAMPLESTrading volume was the lowest since mid-October, except for the abbreviated trading session after the Thanksgiving holiday. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) The entities, commonly abbreviated as LLCs, often offer owners “pass-throughs,” ensuring that they are taxed only for the income they receive. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) About those international rascals: After his abbreviated round with the president, Dad recounted the day to my mother. Golf Digest(Dec 09, 2016) 1v shorten Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY' Hyper reduce make less complex 2v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten cut, edit, edit out cut and assemble the components of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate concentrate, condense, digestmake more concise capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulateput in a short or concise form; reduce in volume telescopemake smaller or shorter decrease, lessen, minify make smaller |
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