abbreviate
- IPA[əˈbrēvēˌāt]
美式
- shorten (a word, phrase, or text);shorten the duration of; cut short
verb: abbreviate, 3rd person present: abbreviates, gerund or present participle: abbreviating, past tense: abbreviated, past participle: abbreviated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. shorten (a word, phrase, or text) the business of artists and repertory, commonly abbreviated to A&R
- ▪ shorten the duration of; cut short I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge