abbreviationab•bre•vi•a•tion /əˌbriːvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n/

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1. C 缩写词；缩写形式

• “Sun.” is an abbreviation of (或for) “Sunday”. “Sun.”(星期日)是“Sunday”的缩写。

2. U 缩写，略写

• Some abbreviation is necessary in order to save space. 为节省篇幅，缩略一些词是必要的。