shorten

shortenshortenD.J.:[ˈʃɔ:tn]K.K.:[ˈʃɔrtn]vt. & vi.1.弄短, 缩短The days shorten in winter.冬季日短。She shortened the skirt by an inch.她把裙子缩短了一英寸。

shorten['ʃɔ:tən]vt.1.把…弄短,使缩短:to shorten a rope把绳子剪短2.减少,收缩;使收起:to shorten sail收帆3.使(糕点)松脆4.使感觉短:to shorten one's traveling time by chatting以聊天消磨旅途中无聊的时间5.降低…的效能:to shorten side effects from the use of anaesthetics as fast as possible尽可能快地降低麻醉药物的副作用6.给(婴幼儿)穿童装7.[废语]使失去效果8.【语音学】使发短音vi.1.变短;缩短:To swell by heat and shorten by cold。热胀冷缩。2.(价格等)减少:The costs shortens。费用降下来了。

shortenshorten[ˈʃɔ:tn]vt.1.弄[缩]短; 减少; 减小.....的力量; 减低...的效能; 使松脆2.(脱掉长的)改穿短衣3.【航海】收(帆), 缩(帆)have a coat shortened把上衣改短shorten the arm of限制...的力量shorten a child给孩子改穿短衣
词性变化shorten[ˈʃɔ:tn]vi.1.变[缩]短, 缩小

继承用法shortener[ˈʃɔ:tnə]n.1.缩短器

参考词汇shorten;abridge;abbreviate;都含“使短”的意思。1.shorten指“减少长度、范围或时间”, 如:shorten the period of schooling缩短学制。2.abridge 指“通过压缩、删节而减少, 但核心部分仍保留”, 如:abridge a dictionary节缩字典。3.abbreviate 指“词、短语、故事等的缩略”, 如:“ Sunday” is abbreviated to “Sun. ”. Sunday被缩写为Sun.。
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