[N-COUNT 可数名词]缩写词;缩略形式 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.
The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。
Oxford
ab·bre·vi·ation/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn; NAmEəˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/noun1[countable ]abbreviation(of/for sth) 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? 2[uncountable ]the process of abbreviatingsth 缩略;缩写abbreviationabbreviationsab·bre·vi·ation/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn; NAmEəˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/
1[countable] a short form of a word or expressionabbreviation of/for ‘Dr’ is the written abbreviation of ‘Doctor’.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say be short for instead of be the abbreviation of/for:· W.H.O. is short for ‘World Health Organization’.2[uncountable] the act of abbreviating something
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