abbreviate v. 短縮する.
【副詞１】
⇒ The paper will have to be greatly abbreviated before you publish it. その論文は発表する前に大幅に縮めざるを得まい.
【＋前置詞】
⇒ We abbreviate dozen as dz. dozen を dz と略す
⇒ “Sweets" is abbreviated from “sweetmeats." sweets は sweetmeats を縮めてできた語だ
⇒ The course of study for an M.A. in engineering has been abbreviated from six years to five. 工学修士の研究課程は 6 年から 5 年に短縮された
⇒ Mathematics is sometimes abbreviated to math . mathematics はときに math と略される 《★maths は《英》》.
⇒ Young Men's Christian Association is commonly abbreviated to Y.M.C.A.