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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

shorten

英  [ˈʃɔːtən]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • shortens , shortening , shortened

    1. [I 不及物动词] 缩短

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Smoking can shorten your life.

    吸烟会缩短你的寿命。

    例：

    The trading day is shortened in observance of the May bank holiday.

    交易日为了遵循五月的公共假期而缩短。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （使）变短

    If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length.

    双语例句

    例：

    Her father paid $5,000 for an operation to shorten her nose.

    她父亲花了5000美元为她做了消鼻手术。

    3. [T 及物动词] 缩写

    If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters.

    双语例句

    例：

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

    她原本叫莉莉，最后她把名字缩写成了莉。

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