vt.縮寫；縮短；使簡略
In writing, the title `Doctor' is abbreviated to `Dr'. 在書寫時，Doctor頭銜的縮寫是Dr.
It is seldom acceptable to abbreviate words in formal writing. 在正式的書面語中使用縮寫語通常是不能接受的。
The teacher asked me to abbreviate my report to one page . 老師讓我把報告縮短為一頁。
The United States of america is commonly abbreviated to U.S.a.. 美利堅合眾國常被縮略為 U.
