shorthand
美 [ˈʃɔrtˌhænd] 
英 [ˈʃɔː(r)tˌhænd]
- n.速记（法）；（对某事）简略的表达方式
- 网络速记法；简写；速写
词形变化
复数：shorthands
英汉双解
1. | [u] 速记（法）a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what sb is saying |
| typing and shorthand 打字和速记 |
| to take sth down in shorthand 用速记记录某事 |
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2. | [u][c][ususing] ~ (for sth) （对某事）简略的表达方式a shorter way of saying or referring to sth, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it |
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例句
As she was rinsing vegetables in a sieve she remembered that she had once learned shorthand .
在她把蔬菜放在筛子里冲洗的时候，她想起她曾经学过速记。
China is increasingly coming up in the campaigns of both parties, as a sort of shorthand for worrisome foreign influence.
中国正日渐成为美国两党选战的焦点议题，似乎成了令人担忧的海外影响力的简称。
Part of his mind wondered if this was why Moroes spoke in such a shorthand fashion.
他同时想到，摩洛斯说话的风格那么简略，是否也是出于这同样的原因。
In a bit of Perl shorthand, the array of field names and the array of parsed fields is combined into a hash.
通过一点Perl技巧，字段名数组和已解析字段数组被合并到一个哈希中。
It's part of a special lexicon that has emerged, over the past decade, as a sort of shorthand for men's fashion.
与这个词一同出现的，还有其他一些特殊的词汇。经过10发展，这次词汇已经成为男装时尚的代名词。
The first line of a function definition, also known as the method signature, begins with def (shorthand for define).
函数定义的第一行也称为方法签名（methodsignature），以def开头（def是define这个单词的缩写）。
"Vietnam" , synonymous with "quagmire" , is shorthand for an unwinnable war. So it was over the war in Iraq.
“越南”，这一“沼泽”的同义词，是对一场注定失败的战争的简要表述。
I have been a shorthand typist within the marketing department for 2 years and I have been very happy there.
我在营销部当了2年的速记打字员，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 .
将如此丰富的烹饪技巧翻译到简短的菜单上不是易事。
They prepared to take down what he would say in shorthand.
他们准备用速记来记录他将说的话。
"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern" .
如今“边缘”一词已不再是缩写、而是“南部”的委婉说法。
The new secretary had her baptism of fire taking shorthand in a company meeting on her first day.
新来的秘书第一天就经历了严格的考验，要为公司会议做速记。
Note that we used the term "variation" in this template as shorthand for the RUP concept of alternate flow.
注意我们在这个模板中使用术语“variation”作为对RUP可选流概念的速记标记。
As annoying and odd as all this number shorthand can be, the diplos take this stuff very, very seriously.
由于这些数字的简写又烦人又奇怪，采取前缀的写法必须非常非常谨慎。
Change is shorthand for opportunity, and if you can be a little bit ahead of shifts in business, the opportunities can be big.
变革意味着机遇，你能在业务转变时早迈出哪怕一小步，就会有很大的机会。
Because his secretary was so adept at shorthand, he felt comfortable dictating to her at his own pace.
因为他的秘书速记非常熟练，他以非常轻松自然的速度口述。
God is a shorthand for the uncreated observer making things real. God thus becomes a scientific term, and a scientific concept.
于是上帝成了一个科学术语，一个科学概念。
But for most Britons, the term is a lazy shorthand for the fact that where you live affects what you get.
但对于大多数英国人而言，这个词只是简单地代指这样一个事实：你居住的地点会影响到你的所得。
Wildcards are another form of shorthand to refer to the contents of a directory.
通配符是另一种简写形式，用来引用目录中的内容。
Sally: I got a degree in economics and then took a course in shorthand, typing and various forms of office training.
我在经济上获得了学位，然后参加了速记，打字和各种形式的培训的课程。
The account of the trial was transcribed from the stenographer 's shorthand notes.
这篇审判的报道是从速记员的笔记中抄录而来的。
An arbitrary alias that provides a shorthand reference to the namespace of the markup being used in the file that contains the directive.
一个任意别名，它提供对包含指令的文件中所使用的标记的命名空间的短引用。
The word "Sarkozy" has actually become shorthand for foreign air attacks on Qaddafi's troops.
现如今，“萨科齐”这个词已经成了外国对卡扎菲进行军事打击的代名词。
All the speeches were taken down in shorthand.
全部呈文都用速记记载下来了。
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，百事是如此受欢迎以至于当地人用百事来速记甚至包括可口可乐在内的所有苏打汽水。
As used in a paper about alternative wind power, "has the horses" is a shorthand expression of sufficiency, in this case, power sufficiency.
在这篇讨论风力替代能源的例子中，作者以马力一词暗示风力发电的强力足敷所需。
Some fret that might be shorthand for suppressing cuts to the ratings of wobbly European states.
一些人对此质疑，他们认为这么做对那些局势不稳的欧洲国家想要隐瞒其降低的信用评级大开方便之门。
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：一个变换举证是一种非常便捷的方式来刻画图像对象的位置，伸缩，旋转。
Representing an Action as an Expansion Node is a shorthand notation to indicate that the Action comprises an Expansion Region.
把一个动作表示为扩展节点，它是一个速记标记表示这个动作包括一个扩展区域。
Oligo-and polynucleotide structures are also written out in shorthand.
寡核苷酸和结构也写出来的速记。
He took down a speech in shorthand .
他用速记法把演说记下来。
He took the notes in shorthand.
他用速记法记笔记。
Most are vague references to people with unspecified al-Qaeda contacts or sympathies, or as shorthand for an amorphous ideological enemy.
大多数都是暧昧地涉及未指定的基地组织联系人或同情者，或者是对无组织意识形态敌人的简称。
To pass the time I decided to write down all the Pippi stories in shorthand.
为了度过病床上难熬的时间，我决定用速记的方式把皮皮的故事写下来。
She studied shorthand and typewriting at evening classes for which the company paid.
后来她上夜校学速记和打字，费用由公司负担。
She took a course in shorthand and typewriting , to fit herself for a secretary post.
她参加了一个誊写打字的学习班，用来适应秘书岗位。
The name is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript + XML, and it represents a fundamental shift in what's possible on the Web.
这个名字是异步JavaScript+XML的缩写。它代表了一种在web之上可能实现的基本方式。
You might also recognize certain UNIX command names and combinations, or realize when an alias is being used as a sorcerer's shorthand.
您也许还会认出某些UNIX命令名称和组合，或者了解何时使用别名来作为某个命令组合的简写形式。
Additionally, the shorthand versions of these functions can be used.
此外，还可以使用这3个函数的简化版。
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.
这些迷因都试着被复制，试着，直白地讲，例如，就是竭尽全力地被复制。
