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首页英语词典shortenshorten英英释意

shorten

英['ʃɔːt(ə)n] 美['ʃɔrtn]

英英释义同义词辨析实用场景例句

vt. 缩短；减少；变短
vi. 缩短；变短

英英释意

1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration;: "He shortened his trip due to illness"

2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;: "The manuscript must be shortened"

3. make short or shorter;: "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

4. become short or shorter;: "In winter, the days shorten"

5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;: "bowdlerize a novel"