【图书简介】 Abbreviations abound in all walks of modern life. Doctors rely on CAT scans， graduates turn to the DOG， Internet jokes are greeted with LOL. and lonely hearts WLTM someone TDH with a view to TLEH. With over 40.000 entries， this comprehensive dictionary deciphers just about every abbre-viation you are ever likely to encounter， whether you are browsing on the Web. listening to the news， buying a house or applying for a job.Covers abbreviations from all parts of the English-speakingworld and common ones from other languages Looks at the abbreviations used in areas such as politics，commerce， science and technology， computing andthe arts Helpful text panels display all abbreviations relating tospecific topics （~uch as accommodation advertisementsand chemical symbols） Includes shortenings and contractions （Co.. Ltd），initialisms and acronyms （BBC. NATO）. symbols（km. Pb）， and informal short forms （flu. pub）.-读书网|DuShu.com
【本书目录】 lntroduction Some Useful Groups of Abbrevations Abbreviations used in advertisements Abbreviations used on the Internet Foreign business abbreviations Symbols for chemical elements UK vehicle registration letters International vehicle registration marks UK postcodes US postcodes (zip codes) The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations PUNCTUATION CROSSWORD DICTIONARY THE PENGUIN KICTIONARY OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR PLAIN ENGLISH ENGLISH ID IONMS THES AURUS KICTIONARY
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