shorten

/ˈʃɔːtn//ˈʃɔːrtn/

★★★★v.

shortens
shortening
shortened
shortened

vt

① 弄短,缩短;使变短
- Smoking can shorten your life.抽烟可能缩短你的寿命。
- shorten a skirt by an inch把裙子改短一英寸
- shorten a report to 2,000 words将报告缩短为两千字

② 使脆;(加奶油等)使(糕饼等)酥脆

③ 【海】收(帆)
- shorten sail收帆

vi

① 变短;减少;缩短;缩小
- The days are beginning to shorten.白天开始变短。

字辨

shorten: 指缩短长度、期间或减低程度等

shorten a bar [stick, stay]

curtail: 指因不得已的事情而使比预定的更短

The meeting was curtailed because of the accident.

abridge: 指以删除一部分或浓缩而使由大变小;暗示保留重要部分

abridge a dictionary

abbreviate: 通常指使用第一个字母或部分字母以代表某一字或词组

Doctor is often abbreviated to "Dr."

同义词

abbreviatevt./vi.缩短
abridgevt./vi.缩短
condensevt./vi.简短
cut shortvt./vi.截短
decreasevt./vi.减少
reducevt./vi.减少

curtail

bowdlerise
bowdlerize
castrate
contract
cut
expurgate
foreshorten

反义词

expandvt./vi.扩充
extendvt./vi.扩大
increasevt./vi.增加
lengthenvt./vi.增长

词汇	shorten
释义	shorten /ˈʃɔːtn//ˈʃɔːrtn/ ★★★★v. shortens shortening shortened shortened vt ① 弄短,缩短;使变短 Smoking can shorten your life.抽烟可能缩短你的寿命。 shorten a skirt by an inch把裙子改短一英寸 shorten a report to 2,000 words将报告缩短为两千字 ② 使脆;(加奶油等)使(糕饼等)酥脆 ③ 【海】收(帆) shorten sail收帆 vi ① 变短;减少;缩短;缩小 The days are beginning to shorten.白天开始变短。字辨 shorten: 指缩短长度、期间或减低程度等 shorten a bar [stick, stay] curtail: 指因不得已的事情而使比预定的更短 The meeting was curtailed because of the accident. abridge: 指以删除一部分或浓缩而使由大变小;暗示保留重要部分 abridge a dictionary abbreviate: 通常指使用第一个字母或部分字母以代表某一字或词组 Doctor is often abbreviated to "Dr." 同义词 abbreviatevt./vi.缩短 abridgevt./vi.缩短 condensevt./vi.简短 cut shortvt./vi.截短 decreasevt./vi.减少 reducevt./vi.减少 curtail bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate contract cut expurgate foreshorten 反义词 expandvt./vi.扩充 extendvt./vi.扩大 increasevt./vi.增加 lengthenvt./vi.增长
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