1N-UNCOUNT 速记;速记法Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying. 速记;速记法
Ben took notes in shorthand.
本用速记法记笔记。
2N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN](对某事)简略的表达方式 You can use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something. (对某事)简略的表达方式
'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand.
“第三世界”是个抽象概念,是一种简称。
The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
1system of writing書寫方法VERB + SHORTHAND | SHORTHAND + NOUNVERB + SHORTHAND➤learn學習速記➤do, take做速記◇Her secretary was taking shorthand.她的秘書正在做速記。➤take sth down in, write sth down in用速記記錄⋯◇He took the speech down in shorthand.他用速記方式記下了演講內容。SHORTHAND + NOUN➤typist, writer (both BrE) 速記員◇A shorthand writer will make a transcript.速記員會根據速記記錄整理出文字稿。➤notes速記筆記▸➤notation速記符號shorthand
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2quick way of talking about sth簡略的表達方式ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHORTHAND | SHORTHAND + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤convenient, useful方便的/有用的簡稱➤visual視覺符號VERB + SHORTHAND➤use sth as用⋯作為簡稱➤become成為簡稱◇Smoking became visual shorthand for 'cool and rebellious'.吸煙成了“耍酷和叛逆”的視覺代碼。◇Television drama had become popular shorthand for gloominess.電視劇已經成為悲觀消極的流行代碼。SHORTHAND + NOUN➤description, term簡稱;代名詞◇'Free trade' was a shorthand term for a whole ideology.“自由貿易”是整個思想體系的簡稱。➤way簡略方法◇a shorthand way of talking about this situation談論這一狀況的簡略方法PREPOSITION➤shorthand for⋯的簡稱◇The term 'machine' is used as convenient shorthand for the total hardware and software system.“機器”這個詞被用作整個軟硬件系統的簡便名稱。