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-新都网

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单词	abbreviate
释义	ab·bre·vi·ate I. \əˈbrēvēˌāt, aˈb-, usu -ad.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English abbreviaten, from Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare — more at abridge : to make briefer : shorten: a. : to reduce the length of (as a book) by omitting some parts : abridge < abbreviate a novel for very young readers > b. : to shorten by bringing to an end earlier than that planned or expected : cut short < the ceremony, held during the annual Alumni Day, was abbreviated by rain — New York Times > c. : to reduce (as an object or a form) in size or complexity by contraction or simplification < in all these systems there was more or less tendency to abbreviate the pictures, to contract them to a few strokes — A.L.Kroeber > d. : to reduce (as a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole < abbreviate building as bldg > < United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A. > — compare abbreviation Synonyms: see shorten II. \-_ə̇t, -ˌāt\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin abbreviatus : shortened : relatively short : abbreviated III. \-ˌāt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle Scots law : abridgment, abstract
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