abbreviate
英 [əˈbriːvieɪt]
美 [əˈbriːvieɪt]
v. 缩略; 把(词语、名称)缩写(成…)
过去分词：abbreviated 现在分词：abbreviating 过去式：abbreviated 第三人称单数：abbreviates
BNC.20690 / COCA.22759
同义词辨析
shortenabbreviateabridgecondense【导航词义：缩短，节略】
shortenv. 缩短，（使）变短
〔辨析〕
指压缩文章、著作等的篇幅而内容基本不变，也可指缩短时间、尺寸、过程等。
〔例证〕
This article is too long. You'd better shorten it drastically.
这篇文章太长了，你最好大刀阔斧地删减一下。
Please shorten your composition.
请压缩一下你的作文。
The long pole was shortened.
那根长竿子被弄短了。
这篇文章太长了，你最好大刀阔斧地删减一下。
Please shorten your composition.
请压缩一下你的作文。
The long pole was shortened.
那根长竿子被弄短了。
abbreviatev. 缩写，缩短
〔辨析〕
通常用于缩写单词、名称，有时也指缩短演讲稿、小说、仪式、服装等。
〔例证〕
China Central Television is usually abbreviated to CCTV.
（中国中央电视台）通常被缩略为CCTV。
The ceremony was abbreviated by rain.
仪式因天下雨而缩短了。
（中国中央电视台）通常被缩略为CCTV。
The ceremony was abbreviated by rain.
仪式因天下雨而缩短了。
abridgev. 删节，节略
〔辨析〕
主要指删去书、剧本等不重要的部分而保存其精华。
〔例证〕
A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts.
可将一个冗长故事中无关紧要的部分删去以减少篇幅。
Who has the right to abridge readers' letters except for Susan?
除了苏珊谁有权利删节读者的来信？
可将一个冗长故事中无关紧要的部分删去以减少篇幅。
Who has the right to abridge readers' letters except for Susan?
除了苏珊谁有权利删节读者的来信？
condensev. 压缩，使简洁
〔辨析〕
多指将讲话、文章等压缩，常与介词 into 连用。
〔例证〕
This chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
这一章可以压缩成几个段落。
He condensed his letter of application into one page.
他将申请书精简为一页纸。
这一章可以压缩成几个段落。
He condensed his letter of application into one page.
他将申请书精简为一页纸。
牛津词典
verb
- 缩略；把（词语、名称）缩写（成…）
to make a word, phrase or name shorter by leaving out letters or using only the first letter of each word- the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (usually abbreviated to JPL)
喷气推进实验室（通常缩写成JPL）
- the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (usually abbreviated to JPL)
柯林斯词典
- VERB 缩写;缩简;缩短
If youabbreviatesomething, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.- He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
他将自己的名字缩写为亚历克。
- He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
英英释义
verb
- shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- The manuscript must be shortened
双语例句
- Make your article easy to read and do not abbreviate words.
因为你要为曾经的“缩写”做出补偿！ - And it doesn't abbreviate the term "postposition".
不要使用不常见的简写和缩写。 - ADHD is abbreviate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is a familiar behavior disorder in childhood.
多动症是“注意缺陷多动障碍”的简称，是儿童期常见的一种行为障碍。 - Click more to see the full list or less to abbreviate the list.
单击“更多”可查看完整列表，单击“更少”可缩短列表。 - During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practice among younger, educated circles to misspell words intentionally, then abbreviate them and use them as slang when talking to one another.
19世纪30年代末，受过教育的年轻人圈子中有一个广受喜爱的做法，就是人们会故意拼错单词，缩写这些词，然后在互相交谈中把这些缩写当作俚语使用。 - We often abbreviate words by dropping the endings.
缩写词一般是不要末尾的那一部分。 - On the Typical Formation of English Abbreviation and the Regularization of Applying; It is seldom acceptable to abbreviate words in formal writing.
浅论英语缩写词的类型构建及应用规律在正式的书面语中使用缩写语通常是不能接受的。 - Clients can break the time and geographical limits to establish connections with enterprises, abbreviate the gap between the enterprises and consumers and provide better services and products.
客户不受地域限制建立与企业的联系，拉近了企业和消费者之间的距离，消费者能得到更好的服务和产品。 - Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.
在原来的固有的终端或长度上提前终结或减少。 - He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
他将自己的名字缩写为亚历克。