"abbreviate"[ ə'bri:vieit ],v 缩写，简化＝curtail＝retrench＝slash【例】to abbreviate the December to Dec 把December 简写为 Dec【根】brev短；参：brevity（n 简短）【类】abbreviate:sentence＝ab
"abate"[ ə'beit ],vt 使（数量、程度等）减少，减轻＝wane＝annihilate＝eradicate＝exterminate＝extirpate；（法令等）被废除＝abolish【例】abate a tax 减税The medicine abated her pain 这种药减轻了
