Abbreviate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

Abbreviate

• v. 缩短;缩写
• ［英］ v. 缩短 (to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole) ;缩写 ( to shorten a word or phrase) ;
• ［记］ ab+brev ( 短) +iate
• ［同］ brevity ( 简短)
• [派]abbreviation n.( 缩短, 缩写)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare — more at abridge
• Date: 15th century
• to make briefer; especially to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
• Synonyms: see shorten
• • abbreviator noun

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