| 词汇 | shorten |
| 释义 | shorten 2 ENTRIES FOUND: shorten (verb) shortening (noun) shorten /ˈʃoɚtn̩/ verb shortens; shortened; shortening shorten /ˈʃoɚtn̩/ verb shortens; shortened; shortening Learner's definition of SHORTEN 1 [no object] : to become shorter变短 The days have begun to shorten. [=last for a smaller amount of time]白天已开始变短。 2 [+ object] : to make (something) shorter使变短 shorten a pair of pants裁短一条长裤 He had to shorten the speech.他不得不缩短演讲的时间。 Not changing the oil regularly will shorten the life of the engine. [=will cause the engine to fail sooner]不定期更换机油会缩短发动机的寿命。 “Franklin D. Roosevelt” is often shortened to “FDR.”Franklin D.Roosevelt常缩写为FDR。 — shortened adjective “I've” is the shortened form of “I have.”I've是Ihave的缩写。 I heard a shortened version of the song on the radio.我在电台听过这首歌的缩略版。 |
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