shorthand

noun

/ˈʃɔːthænd/

/ˈʃɔːrthænd/

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(North American English also stenography)
[uncountable] a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what somebody is saying
- typing and shorthand
- in shorthand to take something down in shorthand
- a shorthand typist
- shorthand notes
- to do shorthand
Extra Examples
- A shorthand writer will make a transcript.
- Her secretary was taking shorthand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + shorthand
- learn
- do
- take
- …
shorthand + noun
- typist
- writer
- notes
- …
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[uncountable, countable, usually singular] shorthand (for something) a shorter way of saying or referring to something, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it
Extra Examples
- Smoking became visual shorthand for ‘cool and rebellious’.
- The term ‘machine’ is used as a convenient shorthand for the total hardware and software system.
- a shorthand way of talking about this situation
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- convenient
- useful
- visual
- …
verb + shorthand
- use something as
- become
shorthand + noun
- description
- term
- way
- …
preposition
- shorthand for
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单词	shorthand
释义	shorthand noun /ˈʃɔːthænd/ /ˈʃɔːrthænd/ jump to other results (North American English also stenography) [uncountable] a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what somebody is saying typing and shorthand in shorthand to take something down in shorthand a shorthand typist shorthand notes to do shorthand Extra Examples A shorthand writer will make a transcript. Her secretary was taking shorthand. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + shorthand learn do take … shorthand + noun typist writer notes … See full entry [uncountable, countable, usually singular] shorthand (for something) a shorter way of saying or referring to something, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it Extra Examples Smoking became visual shorthand for ‘cool and rebellious’. The term ‘machine’ is used as a convenient shorthand for the total hardware and software system. a shorthand way of talking about this situation Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective convenient useful visual … verb + shorthand use something as become shorthand + noun description term way … preposition shorthand for See full entry
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