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
- I did not totally give up on abbreviating the names; however, when I did abbreviate, I tried to provide comments to fully elaborate the meaning of the name.
我没有完全放弃简写名称；但是，当我用简写形式的名称时，我得设法提供注释以完整阐述该名称的含义。 - 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。 - Please explain everything in detail and do not abbreviate your sales pitch.
请详细说明你们公司方面的细节，注意不要缩写销售场所。 - Abbreviate the business state in one of the addresses, and spell it out in the second.
缩写业务状态的一个地址，并说明它列在第二位。 - And it doesn't abbreviate the term "postposition".
不要使用不常见的简写和缩写。 - The satisfiability problem of conjunction normal form ( abbreviate SAT problem) is an NP_complete problem.
合取范式可满足性问题（简称SAT问题）是一个NP完全问题。 - I like to abbreviate my name because it's easier for people to remember.
我喜欢缩写我的名字，因为这样人们更容易记忆。 - He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
他将自己的名字缩写为亚历克。 - I will abbreviate this bleak description by saying that you will be totally destroyed.
我用“完全消失”这个短语来略称上面描述的这种情况。 - Use short and meaningful phrases, and abbreviate when necessary. Don't use abbreviations that you won't recognize later.
用短而有意义的短语，必要的时候用所写。不要用自己等会儿不认识的所写。