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单词 abbreviate
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abbreviate
verb[Tusually passive]
uk
/əˈbriː.vi.eɪt/us
/əˈbriː.vi.eɪt/
to make a word or phraseshorterby using only the firstlettersof each word:
缩略，缩写；简称
"Daniel" is often abbreviatedto"Dan".Daniel常简称为Dan。
"Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviatedas"CEO".Chief Executive Officer（首席执行官）缩写为CEO。
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to be the abbreviation for something
  • be an/the abbreviation forDST is the abbreviation for daylight saving time.
  • stand forGPS stands for "Global Positioning System".
  • short for somethingJo is short for Josephine.
  • be abbreviated toThe word "immunoglobulin" is often abbreviated to "Ig".
  • be shortened toThe word "propeller" is often shortened to "prop".
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  • There is alistofabbreviationsnear thebeginningof thebook.
  • What does the abbreviation WHOstandfor?
  • Please use the abbreviation "cm" for "centimetres", without anyfullstopafter it.
  • Sorry - could youexplainwhat some of theseabbreviationsmeaninyourletter?
  • Wegenerallyuse the abbreviation "MP"insteadof writing out "Member of Parliament" infull.
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Punctuation
  • abbreviated
  • accent
  • at sign
  • block capitals
  • capitalization
  • caron
  • cedilla
  • comma
  • dash
  • diacritical
  • double prime
  • question mark
  • round brackets
  • semicolon
  • small cap
  • small capitals
  • solidus
  • square brackets
  • stroke
  • unbracketed
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abbreviated
(Definition ofabbreviatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

abbreviate| American Dictionary

abbreviate
verb[T]
us
/əˈbri·viˌeɪt/
toshortena word or words, or to make somethingshorter:
We had to abbreviate thenamesof thestates.

abbreviated

adjective[not gradable]us
/əˈbri·viˌeɪ·t̬ɪd/
An abbreviatedversionwaspublishedlastyear.
(Definition ofabbreviatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabbreviate

abbreviate
Because of this restriction, a type containing type variables cannot be abbreviated in this way.
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For the sake of perspicuity, abbreviated names of constraints are spelled out.
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The attributes total, associative, etc. further specify the functionality, but alsoabbreviateappropriate clauses.
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Distilling melodic motion to the most expectant and abbreviated of half cadences, the motive makes a strong impression of incompleteness and immediate demand.
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The following section with tonic return is abbreviated, mm. 40-2, using, as noted, the "borrowed" closing music and text of the preceding recitative.
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Frailty is associated with symptomatic long-term disease, decline in function, and abbreviated survival.
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The complete structure of the case is not shown; we have abbreviated the subnetwork corresponding to the case information as jones-case-information.
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Each entry then continues with a comprehensive bibliography of the object, abbreviated and in chronological order.
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The description here is abbreviated, focussing on the main conceptual points.
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Asymptotically almost surely (abbreviated to a. a. s.) denotes that an event occurs with probability 1 - o(1).
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So, the two rules above are often abbreviated by the formula edge ko(0, 1).
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In that case, the abbreviations and the words they were assumed toabbreviateare added to the abbreviation lexicon.
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The description may be abbreviated when well-accepted techniques are used with appropriate reference to previously published methods.
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Independent variables in regressions models are abbreviated as follows: clay (clay content), trees (number of trees) and litter (volume of litter).
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It can't be paraphrased or abbreviated: one wants it all.
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