| 单词 | shorten |
| 释义 | shorten (ʃɔːʳtən ) Word forms: shortens , shortening , shortened 1. verb 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. Smoking can shorten your life. [VERB noun] The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday. [VERB noun] When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. [VERB] Synonyms: get shorter, contract, diminish, dwindle 2. verb If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. His father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten his nose. [VERB noun] As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. [VERB] 3. verb If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee. [VERB noun] 4. to shorten the odds phrase To shorten the odds on something happening means to make it more likely to happen. To lengthen the odds means to make it less likely to happen. You can also say that the odds shorten or lengthen. His reception there shortened the odds that he might be the next Tory leader. Collocations: shortened season A disrupted and shortened season may be mentioned. Times, Sunday Times The shortened season will feature only intra-conference games. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, sheep and goats in tropical climes may breed throughout the year while those in more polar arctic areas may have a shortened season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result, some teams did not meet each other at all during the course of the shortened season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The teams played a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使变短 Japanese: 短くする/短くなる |
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