柯林斯詞典abbreviate /??bri?v??e?t/ (abbreviating,abbreviated,abbreviates) 1. V-T If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. 縮寫 The creators of the original X-Men abbreviated the title of its sequel to simply X2. 第1部《X戰(zhàn)警》的創(chuàng)作者們把其續(xù)集的片名縮寫成簡單的《X2》。 返回 abbreviate劍橋詞典to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word 縮略，縮寫；簡稱 "Daniel" is often abbreviated to "Dan". Daniel常簡稱為Dan。 "Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviated as "CEO ". Chief Executive Officer（首席執(zhí)行官）縮寫為CEO。 例句 There is a list of abbreviations near the beginning of the book .What does the abbreviation WHO stand for?Please use the abbreviation 'cm' for 'centimetres ', without any full stop after it.Sorry - could you explain what some of these abbreviations mean in your letter ?We generally use the abbreviation 'MP' instead of writing out 'Member of Parliament' in full . 返回 abbreviate