v.

shorten

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

同義詞：abridgeforeshortenshortencutcontractreduce

1. She is abbreviating the lengthy report to make it more concise.
   她正在縮寫冗長的報告，以使其更簡潔。
2. Abbreviating common phrases can save time in note-taking.
   縮寫常用短語可以節(jié)省記筆記的時間。