- [countable] abbreviation (of/for something)
a short form of a word, etc. 略语;缩写词;缩写形式 Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb1AC is the standard abbreviation for ‘air conditioning’. AC 是 air conditioning (空气调节系统)的标准缩写词。 Abbreviations are used in the text to save space. 为节省空间,文中使用了缩写词。 Ad lib is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘ad libitum’. ad lib 是拉丁语短语ad libitum 的缩写。 The abbreviation PC stands for ‘personal computer’. PC 是personal computer 的缩写。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- standard
- use
- stand for
- abbreviation for
- abbreviation of
- [uncountable]
the process of abbreviating something 缩略;缩写