shorten
英 [ˈʃɔ:tn] 美 [ˈʃɔrtn]

vt.& vi.

缩短，变短；

变形

过去式：shortened过去分词：shortened现在分词：shortening第三人称单数：shortens

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)变短 to become shorter

英英释义

shorten[ 'ʃɔ:tən ]

• v.
  • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

    "He shortened his trip due to illness"

  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    "The manuscript must be shortened"

    同义词：abridgeforeshortenabbreviatecutcontractreduce

  • make short or shorter

    "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

  • become short or shorter

    "In winter, the days shorten"

  • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

    同义词：bowdlerizebowdleriseexpurgatecastrate

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• shorten sails收帆减速
• shorten a skirt将裙子改短
• shorten the span缩短时间

～+介词

• shorten by cold遇冷会缩短
• shorten sth by an inch把某物缩短一英寸
• shorten into缩短为
• shorten to压缩到

同近义词辨析

shorten, abridge, abbreviate, cut

这组词都有“缩短”的意思，其区别是：

shorten通常指缩短时间、尺寸或过程。

abridge多指对书籍的删节或缩短，删去不重要部分而保存其精华。

abbreviate指省去应有的或后续的部分，从而使整体缩短。也可指缩短时间。

cut普通用词，指任何缩短而缩减的过程。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Ive asked him to shorten my trousers.
   我让他把我的裤子弄短点。
2. All you need to do is to shorten the sleeves of the dress instead of picking the whole thing apart.
   你要做的只是将袖子弄短，而不是将整件衣服拆开。
3. The days are beginning to shorten.
   白天开始变短了。
4. The vehicles that press down on a bridge's roadway compress the top half of the road, causing it to shorten like a compressed spring.
   那些从桥上过压紧桥面的车辆会导致路面上半部分的压缩，使其想被压缩的弹簧一样变短。

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