abbreviate/əˈbrivieɪt/第三人称abbreviates现在进行时abbreviating过去式abbreviated过去完成时abbreviated1缩写, 缩短to shorten the form of a word or a group of words to represent all of it2缩写, 缩短reduce in scope while retaining essential elements同义词： cutreduceabridgeshortenforeshortencontract反义词： elaborate