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单词 shorten
释义

shorten

​verb intransitive/transitive
UK /ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyshorten
he/she/itshortens
present participleshortening
past tenseshortened
past participleshortened
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to become shorter, or to make something shorter

    a proposal to shorten the long summer holidays

    Synonyms and related words
    To change the length of something
    lengthen
    stretch
    shorten

shorten

​verb intransitive/transitive
US /ˈʃɔrt(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyshorten
he/she/itshortens
present participleshortening
past tenseshortened
past participleshortened
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to become shorter, or to make something shorter

    a proposal to shorten the long summer vacation

    Synonyms and related words
    To change the length of something
    lengthen
    stretch
    shorten
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