shorthand
noun /ˈʃɔːthænd/
/ˈʃɔːrthænd/
- (North American English also stenography)[uncountable] a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what somebody is saying
速记(法) - typing and shorthand
打字和速记 - in shorthand to take something down in shorthand
用速记记录某事 - a shorthand typist
速记打字员 - shorthand notes
速记笔记 - to do shorthand
做速记
- A shorthand writer will make a transcript.
速记员会根据速记记录整理出文字稿。 - Her secretary was taking shorthand.
她的秘书正在做速记。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + shorthand- learn
- do
- take
- …
- typist
- writer
- notes
- …
- typing and shorthand
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] shorthand (for something) a shorter way of saying or referring to something, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it
(对某事)简略的表达方式 - Smoking became visual shorthand for ‘cool and rebellious’.
吸烟成了“耍酷和叛逆”的视觉代码。 - The term ‘machine’ is used as a convenient shorthand for the total hardware and software system.
“机器”这个词用作整个硬件和软件系统的便称。 - a shorthand way of talking about this situation
谈论这一状况的简略方法
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- convenient
- useful
- visual
- …
- use something as
- become
- description
- term
- way
- …
- shorthand for
- Smoking became visual shorthand for ‘cool and rebellious’.