abbreviate

• 动词，指通过省略字母或使用更短的形式来缩短词语、短语或文本。也可泛指缩短任何事物，使之更简短。

A verb used to indicate the act of shortening a word, phrase, or text by omitting letters or using a shorter form.

1. Shorten a word or phraseB2formal

   To make a word or phrase shorter by omitting letters or using initials.

   缩写

   • The word 'Doctor' is often abbreviated to 'Dr.'
   • You can abbreviate 'United States' as 'U.S.'
   • In text messages, people often abbreviate 'laughing out loud' to 'LOL'.

   同义词abridgecondensecontractreduceshortentruncate

2. Shorten a text or speechB2formal

   To make a written or spoken text shorter while preserving its essential meaning.

   缩写

   • The editor had to abbreviate the article to fit the page limit.
   • He abbreviated his speech due to time constraints.
   • The report was abbreviated for the executive summary.

   同义词abridgecompresscondenseshorten

   反义词elongateexpandextendlengthen