首页英语词典shortenshorten英英释意

shorten

英['ʃɔːt(ə)n] 美['ʃɔrtn]
  • vt. 缩短;减少;变短
  • vi. 缩短;变短

英英释意


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"