柯林斯詞典abbreviation /??bri?v??e???n/ (abbreviations) 1. N-COUNT An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word. 縮寫 The abbreviation for Kansas is KS. 的縮寫是。 返回 abbreviation劍橋詞典a short form of a word or phrase 縮略，縮寫；簡(jiǎn)稱 "ITV " is the abbreviation for "Independent Television". ITV是Independent Television（獨(dú)立電視臺(tái)）的縮寫。 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 abbreviation