词性及解释
vt.
弄短, 缩短, 减少
vi.
缩小, 变短
【机】
短缩
词形变化
名词: shortener
动词过去式: shortened
过去分词: shortened
现在分词: shortening
第三人称单数: shortens
英英解释
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1.
v.become short or shorter
[例]
○ In winter, the days shorten
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2.
v.make shorter than originally intended
[例]
○ reduce or retrench in length or duration
○ He shortened his trip due to illness
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3.
v.make short or shorter
[例]
○ shorten the skirt
○ shorten the rope by a few inches
常用词组
例句
1.
Jealousy and anger shorten life,and anxiety bring on old AGE too soon.
嫉妒和愤怒缩短生命，而担忧使人过早衰老。
2.
Picture element: The smallest dot or element of an image that can be displayed AND addressed. Shorten to "Pixel". See Pixel.
像素:能够显示和注明地址的最细点子或元素。
3.
Randy never complained.But AS he grew weaker, I tried to circumvent that cow trail to shorten our drive.
冉迪从未抱怨过，他身体更虚弱时，我总是尽量绕过那条“牛道”来缩短行车时间。
4.
To not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it AS the quintessence of life, AS to a certain extent sacred. ——Arthour Schopenhauer
不要因晚起而缩短早晨，要把早晨视为生活的精华，视为相当神圣的东西。——叔本华
5.
One party would offer a cigarette to the other habitually, As if this would shorten their distance.
人们见面后习惯性地为对方递上一枝烟，好像这样就拉近了彼此之间的距离。
6.
We'll shorten them FOR you.
我们会把它们给您改短一点。
7.
This article is too long. You HAD better shorten it drastically.
这篇文章太长了，你就大刀阔斧地删吧。
8.
Take two links out of the chain to shorten it
取下两个链环把链子弄短
9.
IF necessary you might shorten it.
必要的话，你可以把它缩短点。
10.
The days shorten in November in this country
在这个国家里十一月份白天较短。
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