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[英] [ˈʃɔ:tn] [美] [ˈʃɔrtn] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. V-ERG (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间) If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. 

  • Smoking can shorten your life...

    吸烟会缩短你的寿命。

  • The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday...

    因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。

  • When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.

    冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。

2. V-ERG 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短 If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. 

  • Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose...

    她父亲花了 1,000 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。

  • As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.

    细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。

3. VERB 缩写,缩短(名字等) If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. 

  • Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee.

    她原先叫 Lili (莉莉)，最后她把名字略作 Lee (李)。

4.   to shorten the odds→see: odds; 
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"
1. Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.
小事故会缩短汽车寿命。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. The days shorten in winter.
冬季日短。

来自《简明英汉词典》