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abbreviation

noun
🔊/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/
🔊/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/
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  1. [countable] abbreviation (of/for something) a short form of a word, etc.略语；缩写词；缩写形式
    • What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’?Saint 的缩写形式是什么？🔊🔊
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    • AC is the standard abbreviation for ‘air conditioning’.AC 是 air conditioning （空气调节系统）的标准缩写词。
    • Abbreviations are used in the text to save space.为节省空间，文中使用了缩写词。
    • Ad lib is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘ad libitum’.ad lib 是拉丁语短语ad libitum 的缩写。
    • The abbreviation PC stands for ‘personal computer’.PC 是personal computer 的缩写。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • common
    • standard
    verb + abbreviation
    • use
    abbreviation + verb
    • stand for
    preposition
    • abbreviation for
    • abbreviation of
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  2. [uncountable] the process of abbreviating something 缩略；缩写