abbreviate

英[ə'bri:vieit]美[ə'bri:vieit]

v.[T]
缩写，使…简略，缩短

同：	[v.] abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten
反：	[v.] dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand

1.to reduce; to cut down; to retrench; to diminish; 2.to abbreviate; to condense
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We can abbreviate inch to in
我们可以把“inch”缩写成“in”。收藏
We shall abbreviate "directed graph" to digraph
我们将把“有方向的图”简称为方向图。收藏

shorten
- Abbreviate New York' and write NY'
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- The manuscript must be shortened
[同] abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
[反] dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

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