shorten (a word, phrase, or text)
缩写,节略(词,短语,文本)
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the business of artists and repertoire, commonly abbreviated to A & R 负责物色艺术家和组织节目的事务,通常缩写成A&R
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[as adj.
abbreviated ]this book is an abbreviated version of the earlier work .这本书是先前作品的缩写本。
"late Middle English: from late Latin