abbreviateEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chineseabbreviate /BrE əˈbriːvɪeɪt , AmE əˈbriviˌeɪt / transitive verb 缩写 ‹word, sentence, name›; 压缩 ‹passage, speech›; ‘Mister’ is usually abbreviated to ‘Mr’ Mister通常缩写成Mr