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abbreviating

/əˈbriviˌeɪtɪŋ/ /əˈbriːviˌeɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

缩写,简化

Examples :

"When writing addresses, we are abbreviating "Street" to "St." and "Avenue" to "Ave." "
写地址的时候,我们会把 "Street" 缩写成 "St.",把 "Avenue" 简化成 "Ave."。