| 单词 | abbreviate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'bri:vieit] |
| 解释 | v.缩短；缩写 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 缩短(make shorter)；缩写(shor ten a word or phrase); 【考】 abbreviate : sentence / abridge : essay(缩短句子/缩写文章)反义词: extend(扩展); prolong(延长) 【记】 ab+brev(短)+iate 【同】 派生词: abbreviation(缩短, 缩写)同根词：brevity(简 短) |
| 字源 | abbreviate (v.) mid-15c., from Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy, from Middle French abrevier (14c.), from Latin abbreviare. Related: Abbreviated; abbreviating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 缩写, 简化 = curtail = retrench = slash 【例】to abbreviate the December to Dec 把December 简写为 Dec 【根】brev短; 参: brevity(n 简短) 【类】abbreviate: sentence = abridge: essay 缩短句子 = 缩写文章abbreviation: sentence = synopsis: narrative缩写缩短句子 = 大纲缩短叙述abridge: word = abbreviate: letter 删减词语 = 缩短文字 【反】extend(v 扩展); prolong(v 延长) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ab + brev(短)；brief 摘要，简短的，ie=e, f=v→brev 【相关】abridge 删节, 削减 |
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