abbreviation
noun /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/
/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/
- [countable] abbreviation (of/for something) a short form of a word, etc.
略语；缩写词；缩写形式 - What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’?
Saint 的缩写形式是什么？
Topics Languageb1- AC is the standard abbreviation for ‘air conditioning’.
AC 是 air conditioning （空气调节系统）的标准缩写词。 - Abbreviations are used in the text to save space.
为节省空间，文中使用了缩写词。 - Ad lib is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘ad libitum’.
ad lib 是拉丁语短语ad libitum 的缩写。 - The abbreviation PC stands for ‘personal computer’.
PC 是personal computer 的缩写。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- standard
- use
- stand for
- abbreviation for
- abbreviation of
- What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’?
- [uncountable] the process of abbreviating something
缩略；缩写