英语词汇“shorten”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

uk/ˈʃɔː.tən/us/ˈʃɔːr.tən/

C1 to become shorter or to make something shorter:

As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch.

I've asked him to shorten my grey trousers.

The name William is often shortened to Bill.

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Low, short and shallow

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单词	shorten
释义	Contents verb (2) shorten (LENGTH) shorten (TIME) English American shortenverb [ I or T ] uk/ˈʃɔː.tən/us/ˈʃɔːr.tən/ C1 to become shorter or to make something shorter: As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch. I've asked him to shorten my grey trousers. The name William is often shortened to Bill. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Low, short and shallow *(as) long as your* arm idiom brief knee-high long longish low low slung shallow short short short-range shortish shrimp squat stumpy stunted sunken titch See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Knitting & sewing shortenverb [ T ] us/ˈʃɔr·tən/ shorten verb [ T ] (LENGTH) to make something shorter in length, distance, or height: I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches. shorten verb [ T ] (TIME) to make something shorter in time:** A high school knee injury probably shortened his football career.
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