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shorten是什么意思？

shorten

英[ˈʃɔːtn] 美[ˈʃɔːrtn]
  • 第三人称单数：shortens;
  • 过去式：shortened;
  • 过去分词：shortened;
  • 现在分词：shortening;
    • 相关单词 foreshortenshortenedshorteningshorteningsshortenstoshorten
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    • 以下这些动词均含有"缩短" 的意思
      shorten：通常指缩短时间、尺寸或过程。
      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。
      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。
      cut：普通用词，指任何缩短而缩减的过程。
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    • The workers' pay was raised and their working hours were shortened.
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    • Verb
      1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration;
      "He shortened his trip due to illness"
      2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
      "The manuscript must be shortened"
      3. make short or shorter;
      "shorten the skirt""shorten the rope by a few inches"
      4. become short or shorter;
      "In winter, the days shorten"
      5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
      "bowdlerize a novel"