shorten
美音:[´ʃɔ:tən
]
英音:[´ʃɔ:tən
]
v.缩短,(使)变短
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shorten为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:shortener 动词过去式:shortened 过去分词:shortened 现在分词:shortening 第三人称单数:shortens
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decrease diminution lessening subtraction reduction abatement shrinking contraction abridgment abbreviation shortening extenuation subsidence wane ebb decline ebbing descent decrement depreciation deterioration anticlimax mitigation moderationdecrease diminish lessen abridge shorten shrink contract drop off fall off tail off fall away waste wear wane ebb decline descend subside melt away die away retreat run low languish decay crumble abate discount depreciate extenuate lower weaken attenuate fritter away mitigate moderate dwarf throw into the shade reduce shorten subtract
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shorten
/'ʃɔ:tn; `ʃɔrtn/
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become shorter （使某物）变短
*The days are beginning to shorten, eg in autumn. 白天开始变短了（如在秋季）.
* take two links out of the chain to shorten it 取下两个链环把链子弄短
* They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car. 他们想把生产汽车的时间缩短. Cf 参看 lengthen (length).
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become shorter （使某物）变短
*The days are beginning to shorten, eg in autumn. 白天开始变短了（如在秋季）.
* take two links out of the chain to shorten it 取下两个链环把链子弄短
* They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car. 他们想把生产汽车的时间缩短. Cf 参看 lengthen (length).
shorten
v [I and T]
to become shorter or make something shorter
≠ lengthen
The days are shortening now.
shorten to
His name is often shortened to Pat.
to become shorter or make something shorter
≠ lengthen
The days are shortening now.
shorten to
His name is often shortened to Pat.
1. Marx would shorten the miles for his children by telling them stories without end — fantastic tales which he made up as he went along, so that the little ones forgot their fatigue.
马克思还会为孩子们没完没了地讲故事来缩短行程——讲一些他一边走一边编出来的稀奇古怪的故事，这样这些小东西就忘却了她们的疲劳。
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马克思还会为孩子们没完没了地讲故事来缩短行程——讲一些他一边走一边编出来的稀奇古怪的故事，这样这些小东西就忘却了她们的疲劳。
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