abbreviation

英 [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn]

美 [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn]

n.  略语; 缩写词; 缩写形式; 缩略; 缩写

复数：abbreviations　

CET6TOEFLIELTSTEM8

BNC.15465 / COCA.20008

牛津词典

noun

• 略语；缩写词；缩写形式
  a short form of a word, etc.
  1. What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’?
     Saint的缩写形式是什么？
• 缩略；缩写
  the process of abbreviating sth

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缩写词；缩略形式
  Anabbreviationis a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
  1. The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
     堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。

英英释义

noun

• shortening something by omitting parts of it
• a shortened form of a word or phrase

双语例句

• This abbreviation had been adopted in the convent.
  这个简称是在那修院里用惯了的。
• The abbreviation should be a shortened version of the party name.
  缩写党的名称应该是一个缩短的版本。
• The title block uses the abbreviation expression.
  标题栏用缩写表示。
• You develop the locator so that you and others in your group recognize it as an abbreviation for a project.
  你开发了定位，使你和你组别人都承认，这对一个项目的简称。
• I do not understand your English abbreviation.
  我看不懂你的英文缩写。
• We will use this abbreviation in this article and throughout the series.
  我们将在本文以及整个系列中使用这个缩写词。
• “ Mr ” is the abbreviation of “ Mister ”.
  “Mr”是“Mister”的缩写。
• Writing is alleviated via bias on abbreviation.
  书写通过对缩写的偏爱减轻了。
• N is the abbreviation of her middle name.
  “N”是她中间名字的缩写。
• An abbreviation for formula calculation language, a high-level programming language not too widely used.
  公式计算语言的简称，应用不太广泛的一种高级程序设计语言。