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/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

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noun

缩写，简称.

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

Examples :

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "

史密斯先生总是用缩写"etc."，而不是写出完整的"et cetera"。

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noun

缩写，简称。

A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.

Examples :

"The abbreviation "Mr." is used before a man's surname. "

“Mr.”这个缩写用在男士的姓氏前面。

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noun

缩写，简化。

The process of abbreviating.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" is "NASA". "

“国家航空航天局”的缩写是“NASA”。

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noun

力度记号，缩写记号

A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.

Examples :

"The music score showed an abbreviation for "piano," using "pp" to indicate a very soft volume. "

乐谱上有一个力度记号的缩写 "pp"，表示音量非常轻柔。

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noun

符干短线

One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the abbreviation on the sheet music indicated the notes should be played as very fast, short eighth notes. "

音乐老师解释说，乐谱上的符干短线表示这些音符应该以非常快速、短促的八分音符演奏。

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noun

缩写，简称

Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.

Examples :

""Using 'Dr.' is a common abbreviation for 'Doctor'." "

使用“Dr.”是“Doctor”的常用缩写。

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noun

缩短，简化，省略

Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of tadpole development in some frog species, where they hatch as miniature frogs without going through a complete aquatic larval stage, allows them to thrive in drier environments. "

某些青蛙物种蝌蚪发育的缩短和简化，例如它们孵化出来就是迷你青蛙，而没有经历完整的水生幼体阶段，使得它们能够在更干燥的环境中茁壮成长。

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约分

Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of the fraction 4/8 is 1/2. "

对分数 4/8 进行约分后的结果是 1/2。