shorten

shorten
verb
  1. make or become shorter[with obj.]
    缩短
    he shortened his stride.
    他缩短了他的步幅。
    patients whose waiting time had been shortened.
    病人候诊的时间缩短。
    [no obj.]as skirts shortened, so heels rose.
    由于裙子缩短了，因而鞋跟增高了。
    around mid September, days shorten and temperatures dip.
    9月中旬左右，白昼缩短，气温降低。
    ■[with obj.](Sailing)reduce the amount of (sail spread)
    (航海)缩（帆）
    ■(with reference to gambling odds) make or become shorter; decrease
    （赌博概率）缩小；减少
    [with obj.]Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan's odds from 2–1 to 7–4.
    立博博彩公司缩小了赛马那时还的赌博概率，从2比1减至7比4。
    [no obj.]the odds had shortened to 14–1.
    概率减少至14比1。
    ■[with obj.](Prosody & Phonetics)make (a vowel or syllable) short
    (诗韵，语音)使（元音，音节）发短音
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