abbreviate
🇺🇸
/əˈbriːvieɪt/
🇬🇧
/əˈbriːvieɪt/
verb
R
To make something shorter, like a word or a name, by removing some letters or using only the first letter of each word.
We often abbreviate 'doctor' to 'Dr.'
我们经常将'doctor'缩写为'Dr.'
translation
缩写
词形变化
3rd Present
abbreviates
Past
abbreviated
Perfect
abbreviated
Progressive
abbreviating