abbreviate
[ə'bri:.vi.eɪt] verb transitive usually passive
■to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word 缩略，缩写•'Daniel' is often abbreviated to 'Dan'.Daniel 常常缩写成 Dan。 •'Chief Executive Officer' is abbreviated as 'CEO'.Chief Executive Officer（首席执行官）被缩写为 CEO。 |