| 单词 | shorten |
| 释义 | shorten verbadverb | preposition adverb➤considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, significantly大大缩短；显著缩短◆the course has now been shortened considerably.该课程现在已大大缩短了。➤slightly略微缩短preposition➤by缩短了⋯◆his driving ban has been shortened by a year.他的禁驾期缩短了一年。➤from, to从⋯缩短；缩短到⋯◆the waiting time has been shortened dramatically from eight weeks to just one week.等待的时间已大大缩短，从 8 周降到只需 1 周。shorten [transitive, intransitive] to make sth shorter; to become shorter缩短；变短◆injury problems could shorten his career.伤病可能会缩短他的职业生涯。◆they performed a shortened version of the play in just 40 minutes.他们上演了该剧的缩略版本，仅 40 分钟。◆katherine generally shortens her name to kay.凯瑟琳通常把自己的名字简称为凯。◆in november the temperature drops and the days shorten.11 月气温下降，白天变短。opp lengthen → expand 1 ➡ see also short → short 1 3 shorten/ˈʃɔ:tn ||; ˈʃɔrtṇ/verb [i,t] to become shorter or to make sth shorter 变短；缩短 shortensee ⇨ short 3 short·en /`ʃɔrtṇ; ˈʃɔːtn/v [i,t]to become shorter or make something shorter 变短; 改短:◇can you help me shorten this skirt? 你能帮我把这条裙子改短吗？ |
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