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shorten
美音音标: ['ʃɔː(r)t(ə)n]
shorten 美音 真人发音
英音音标: ['ʃɔː(r)t(ə)n]
shorten 英音 真人发音
英汉字典
英英字典
解释
弄短;
缩短;
减少;
缩小;
变短;
同义
shorten
词性
v
解释
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
示例
He shortened his trip due to illness
同义
abbreviate
abridge
contract
cut
reduce
shorten
foreshorten
词性
v
解释
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
示例
The manuscript must be shortened
同义
shorten
词性
v
解释
make short or shorter
示例
shorten the skirt|shorten the rope by a few inches
同义
shorten
词性
v
解释
become short or shorter
示例
In winter, the days shorten
同义
bowdlerise
bowdlerize
castrate
expurgate
shorten
词性
v
解释
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
示例
bowdlerize a novel