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本文將介紹一些英文中常見的縮寫形式。圖來自互聯網TITLES頭銜頭銜的縮寫簡稱是英語中最常見的縮寫之一。 這類縮寫由一個單詞的前幾個字母或單詞中的重要字母組成。Mr. - Mister 先生 -> She maided for Mr.Killin. 她當基林先生的女僕。Mrs. - Mistress 夫人，太太 -> Mrs Howe soon found herself being investigated by the police, but thankfully they decided to drop the matter. 不久，豪女士就發現警察正在調查她。但是謝天謝地，他們決定不管這件事了。Ms.- Miss 女士，小姐 -> "I learned things about her I might not have learned, " says Ms. Duvall. 「我知道了以前可能不知道的關於她的事情。」 杜法兒女士說。Dr. - Doctor 醫生，博士 -> Dr. Lee said I squinted. 李醫生說我患了斜視。Jr. - Junior 二世，小 -> I still keep a picture of Jr. Walker and me doing a riff together. 我現在仍然留著和小沃克一起即興演奏爵士樂的一張照片。Sr. - Senior老，大 -> The first stage -- argumentative young boy -- 'started about the time he was 11, ' Mr. Gates Sr. says in one of a series of interviews. 在系列採訪中的某一次，老蓋茨說，蓋茨成長的第一階段──愛爭論的小男孩──大約是從11歲的時候開始的。Capt. - Captain 陸軍上尉，海軍上校，船長 -> Would a real-life Capt. Kirk eat an infinite amount of radiation every time someone engaged the warp drive? 能不能有一個真正的柯克艦長每時每刻吃掉無限多的輻射能來驅動翹曲引擎？Comdr. - Commander 指揮官 -> Before he placed on top of the bar with him and his comrades-in-arms - Bosnian Serb wartime Comdr. Ratko Mladic - the portrait. 而他面前的酒柜上方就擺放著他和他的戰友——波黑塞族戰時總司令姆拉迪奇——的肖像。Col. - Colonel 上校 -> Col Gaddafi was one of the main founders of the AU and its key financial backer. 而卡扎菲上校就是非洲聯盟的主要創建者和資助者之一。Gen. - General 將軍 -> Gen. John D. Stevenson listened, but did not believe her. "Madam, " he said, "Bedell's death was reported to us. " 約翰.D。史蒂文森將軍聽了她的講述，並不相信。他說：「夫人我們已經接到了比德爾的陣亡報告。」Hon. - the Honorable 閣下 （參議院） -> But Ernie Hon, a strategist at ICEA Securities, said he expects bullish sentiment in the U. S. will continue to support the local market. 但厄尼議員，一個在工商東亞證券分析師說，他預計看漲人氣在美國將繼續支持本地市場。Lt. - Lieutenant 中將，中尉 -> Lt. Clay Hammer reminded the captain that they should be careful. 中尉科雷-哈姆提醒上尉，他們應該要小心一點。Rev. - the Reverend 牧師，神父 -> Rev. Pat Robertson referred to me as Slick Willie and said I had a radical plan to destroy the American family. 帕特.羅伯遜牧師稱我為「狡猾的威利（一個搶劫銀行的慣犯）」，說我有一個毀掉美國家庭的激進計劃。其他常見的縮略形式有：MONTHS OF THE YEAR 月份Jan. - January 一月Feb. - February 二月Mar. -March 三月Apr. - April 四月Aug. - August 八月Sept. - September 九月Oct. - October 十月Nov. - November 十一月Dec. - December 十二月DAYS OF THE WEEK 星期Mon. - Monday 周一Tues. - Tuesday 周二Wed. - Wednesday 周三Thurs. - Thursday 周四Fri. - Friday 周五Sat. - Saturday 周六Sun. - Sunday 周日WEIGHT AND VOLUME 重量和體積單位gal. - gallon 加侖 -> The only known elevated steel tank designed to resist earthquake forces was a 75, 000-gal structure near the Long Beach waterfront. 唯一經過抗震設計的容量為75000加侖的架上鋼水槽，位於長灘海岸附近。lb - pound 磅 -> A clown weights 60 lb more than a trapeze artist. The trapeze artist weighs two thirds as much as the clown. How much does each weigh? 一個小丑比一個盪鞦韆演員重60磅。盪鞦韆演員的體重是小丑的三分之二。兩人各自的體重是多少？oz - ounce 盎司 -> Take this product with at least 8 oz (a full glass) of liquid (swallow 1 capsule at a time) up to 3 times daily. 每日最多可服用三次，使用同時需飲一杯8盎司以上滿杯的水或飲料，每次吞服一顆膠囊。pt - pint 品脫 -> Great, now that your back make sure you celebrate your effort. Pat your self on the back; grab 3 pt of ice cream. 好極了，既然你的背影確信你的努力值得慶祝，那就自己拍拍後背，或者拿三品脫的冰淇淋吃。qt - quart 夸脫 -> Arrange the peppers, cut-side up, in a 2 qt shallow baking dish. Spoon the beef mixture over the peppers. Cover the baking dish. 放好辣椒，在2夸脫淺考盤裡，切碎。用勺子把牛肉混合物夾在辣椒里，放在烤盤裡。wt. - weight 重量 -> Product aromatics are typically increased by no more than 25 wt. % relative to the combined feeds and may be lower than the feed. 相對於混合進料，通常產物芳烴增加不多於25%（重量），並且可以低於進料。vol. - volume 體積，容積 -> 'How much is the generator with one kilo-watt vol. -? ' 『一千瓦發電機多少錢一台？』TIME 時間單位hr - hour 小時min - minute 分鐘sec - second 秒LENGTH 長度單位in. - inch 英寸ft - foot 英尺mi - mile 英里yd - yard 碼MEASURES IN METRICS 計量單位kg - kilogram 公斤，千克km - kilometer 公里，千里m - meter 米mg - milligram 毫克mm - millimeter 毫米INITIAL LETTER ABBREVIATIONS 首字母縮寫DIRECTIONS 方向N - North 北S - South 南E - East 東W - West 西NE - Northeast 東北NW - Northwest 西北SE - Southeast 東南SW - Southwest 西南IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS 重要機構BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation 英國廣播公司EU - European Union 歐洲聯盟，歐盟IRS - Internal Revenue Service 美國國家稅務局NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 美國國家航空航天局NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization 北大西洋公約組織UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund 聯合國兒童基金會WHO - World Health Organization 世界衛生組織TYPES OF MEASUREMENT 測量MPH - Miles per hour 英里每小時 -> Slowing to 25 MPH , he strained to see the highway in front of him. 降到25英里每小時，他勉強的看著前方的高速公路。RPM - Revolutions per minute 每分鐘轉數 -> Do not exceed the speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) rating of any grinding wheel or disk. 不可超過任何砂輪片或轉盤的每分鐘轉數（RPM）額定值。Btu - British thermal units 英國熱量單位 -> That land receives more than 4, 500 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of solar energy a year. 這片土地一年接受了超過了450千萬億BTU的太陽能。F - Fahrenheit 華氏度 -> Climate experts predict that, on our current course, the planet could be around 10 °F warmer by the end of this century. 氣候專家預測，按照目前的做法，到本世紀末，地球的溫度有可能比現在高出華氏10度。C - Celsius 攝氏度 -> With the garden, the temperature of the roof area was reduced by at least 30°C. 隨著花園，屋頂的面積減少了溫度在攝氏三十度以上。SMS, TEXTING, CHAT 簡訊聊天常用縮寫B4N - Bye for now 再見ASAP - As soon as possible 儘快NP - No problem 沒問題TIC - Tongue in cheek 開玩笑————————喜歡樂小知的文章就快訂閱微信公眾號吧：樂知英語（ID：hiknow）每天免費旁聽課程，大量私存的英語乾貨，更有各種歐美趣談。請記住：沒有什麼英語問題是樂小知解決不了的。