音标：[ә,bri:vi'eiʃәn]
n. 缩写词, 缩写, 缩短, 节略
英汉词典

abbreviation的短语、例句：

abbreviation n 1 [U] abbreviating or being abbreviated 缩短; 缩写. 2 [C] shortened form of a word, phrase, etc 缩写词; 略语
`Sept´ is an abbreviation for `September´. Sept是September的缩写.
`GB´ is the abbreviation of/for `Great Britain´. GB是Great Britain的缩写.