shorthand
美 [???rt?hænd] 
英 [????(r)t?hænd]
- n.速記（法）；（對某事）簡略的表達方式
- 網絡速記法；簡寫；速寫
詞形變化
復數：shorthands
英漢雙解
1. | [u] 速記（法）a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what sb is saying |
| typing and shorthand 打字和速記 |
| to take sth down in shorthand 用速記記錄某事 |
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2. | [u][c][ususing] ~ (for sth) （對某事）簡略的表達方式a shorter way of saying or referring to sth, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
As she was rinsing vegetables in a sieve she remembered that she had once learned shorthand .
在她把蔬菜放在篩子里沖洗的時候，她想起她曾經學過速記。
China is increasingly coming up in the campaigns of both parties, as a sort of shorthand for worrisome foreign influence.
中國正日漸成為美國兩黨選戰的焦點議題，似乎成了令人擔憂的海外影響力的簡稱。
Part of his mind wondered if this was why Moroes spoke in such a shorthand fashion.
他同時想到，摩洛斯說話的風格那么簡略，是否也是出于這同樣的原因。
In a bit of Perl shorthand, the array of field names and the array of parsed fields is combined into a hash.
通過一點Perl技巧，字段名數組和已解析字段數組被合并到一個哈希中。
It's part of a special lexicon that has emerged, over the past decade, as a sort of shorthand for men's fashion.
與這個詞一同出現的，還有其他一些特殊的詞匯。經過10發展，這次詞匯已經成為男裝時尚的代名詞。
The first line of a function definition, also known as the method signature, begins with def (shorthand for define).
函數定義的第一行也稱為方法簽名（methodsignature），以def開頭（def是define這個單詞的縮寫）。
"Vietnam" , synonymous with "quagmire" , is shorthand for an unwinnable war. So it was over the war in Iraq.
“越南”，這一“沼澤”的同義詞，是對一場注定失敗的戰爭的簡要表述。
I have been a shorthand typist within the marketing department for 2 years and I have been very happy there.
我在營銷部當了2年的速記打字員，并且在那里工作得很愉快。
Translating such a richness of culinary technique into menu shorthand is no easy matter .
將如此豐富的烹飪技巧翻譯到簡短的菜單上不是易事。
They prepared to take down what he would say in shorthand.
他們準備用速記來記錄他將說的話。
"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern" .
如今“邊緣”一詞已不再是縮寫、而是“南部”的委婉說法。
The new secretary had her baptism of fire taking shorthand in a company meeting on her first day.
新來的秘書第一天就經歷了嚴格的考驗，要為公司會議做速記。
Note that we used the term "variation" in this template as shorthand for the RUP concept of alternate flow.
注意我們在這個模板中使用術語“variation”作為對RUP可選流概念的速記標記。
As annoying and odd as all this number shorthand can be, the diplos take this stuff very, very seriously.
由于這些數字的簡寫又煩人又奇怪，采取前綴的寫法必須非常非常謹慎。
Change is shorthand for opportunity, and if you can be a little bit ahead of shifts in business, the opportunities can be big.
變革意味著機遇，你能在業務轉變時早邁出哪怕一小步，就會有很大的機會。
Because his secretary was so adept at shorthand, he felt comfortable dictating to her at his own pace.
因為他的秘書速記非常熟練，他以非常輕松自然的速度口述。
God is a shorthand for the uncreated observer making things real. God thus becomes a scientific term, and a scientific concept.
于是上帝成了一個科學術語，一個科學概念。
But for most Britons, the term is a lazy shorthand for the fact that where you live affects what you get.
但對于大多數英國人而言，這個詞只是簡單地代指這樣一個事實：你居住的地點會影響到你的所得。
Wildcards are another form of shorthand to refer to the contents of a directory.
通配符是另一種簡寫形式，用來引用目錄中的內容。
Sally: I got a degree in economics and then took a course in shorthand, typing and various forms of office training.
我在經濟上獲得了學位，然后參加了速記，打字和各種形式的培訓的課程。
The account of the trial was transcribed from the stenographer 's shorthand notes.
這篇審判的報道是從速記員的筆記中抄錄而來的。
An arbitrary alias that provides a shorthand reference to the namespace of the markup being used in the file that contains the directive.
一個任意別名，它提供對包含指令的文件中所使用的標記的命名空間的短引用。
The word "Sarkozy" has actually become shorthand for foreign air attacks on Qaddafi's troops.
現如今，“薩科齊”這個詞已經成了外國對卡扎菲進行軍事打擊的代名詞。
All the speeches were taken down in shorthand.
全部呈文都用速記記載下來了。
In New Delhi, Pepsi (PEP) is so popular that the name is Hindi shorthand for soda of all kinds, even Coke.
在新德里，百事是如此受歡迎以至于當地人用百事來速記甚至包括可口可樂在內的所有蘇打汽水。
As used in a paper about alternative wind power, "has the horses" is a shorthand expression of sufficiency, in this case, power sufficiency.
在這篇討論風力替代能源的例子中，作者以馬力一詞暗示風力發電的強力足敷所需。
Some fret that might be shorthand for suppressing cuts to the ratings of wobbly European states.
一些人對此質疑，他們認為這么做對那些局勢不穩的歐洲國家想要隱瞞其降低的信用評級大開方便之門。
Basic answer: A transformation matrix is a shorthand way of describing the positioning, rotating, and sizing of an object.
基本的回答是：一個變換舉證是一種非常便捷的方式來刻畫圖像對象的位置，伸縮，旋轉。
Representing an Action as an Expansion Node is a shorthand notation to indicate that the Action comprises an Expansion Region.
把一個動作表示為擴展節點，它是一個速記標記表示這個動作包括一個擴展區域。
Oligo-and polynucleotide structures are also written out in shorthand.
寡核苷酸和結構也寫出來的速記。
He took down a speech in shorthand .
他用速記法把演說記下來。
He took the notes in shorthand.
他用速記法記筆記。
Most are vague references to people with unspecified al-Qaeda contacts or sympathies, or as shorthand for an amorphous ideological enemy.
大多數都是曖昧地涉及未指定的基地組織聯系人或同情者，或者是對無組織意識形態敵人的簡稱。
To pass the time I decided to write down all the Pippi stories in shorthand.
為了度過病床上難熬的時間，我決定用速記的方式把皮皮的故事寫下來。
She studied shorthand and typewriting at evening classes for which the company paid.
后來她上夜校學速記和打字，費用由公司負擔。
She took a course in shorthand and typewriting , to fit herself for a secretary post.
她參加了一個謄寫打字的學習班，用來適應秘書崗位。
The name is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript + XML, and it represents a fundamental shift in what's possible on the Web.
這個名字是異步JavaScript+XML的縮寫。它代表了一種在web之上可能實現的基本方式。
You might also recognize certain UNIX command names and combinations, or realize when an alias is being used as a sorcerer's shorthand.
您也許還會認出某些UNIX命令名稱和組合，或者了解何時使用別名來作為某個命令組合的簡寫形式。
Additionally, the shorthand versions of these functions can be used.
此外，還可以使用這3個函數的簡化版。
The memes are all trying to get copied, trying, in inverted commas, i. e. , that's the shorthand for, if they can get copied they will.
這些迷因都試著被復制，試著，直白地講，例如，就是竭盡全力地被復制。
