to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
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例句
1. She had lost the power to abbreviate the remaining steps of the way. 她丧失了缩短这最后几步路的能力。 2. It is seldom acceptable to abbreviate words in formal writing. 在正式的书面语中使用缩写语通常是不能接受的。