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

Shorten

vverb.changemake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

Examples:

He shortened his trip due to illness

Antonyms:lengthen

Derivationally Related Form:shortener

Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down

Inherited Hypernyms:shortenreducedecreasechange

Direct Hyponyms:clipcurtailcut shortforeshortensyncopatetruncate

Causes:shorten

Full Troponyms:clipforeshortensyncopatetruncate

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.changereduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Synset:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce

Examples:

The manuscript must be shortened

Antonyms:expand

Derivationally Related Form:abridgementshortenerabridgercontractionabbreviator

Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify

Inherited Hypernyms:abridgedecreasechange

Direct Hyponyms:bowdlerisebowdlerizecastrateconcentratecondensedigestexpurgateshorten

Full Troponyms:bowdlerizedigestencapsulatetelescope

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: abridge)

vverb.changemake short or shorter

Examples:

shorten the skirt
shorten the rope by a few inches

Derivationally Related Form:shorteningshortener

Hypernyms:alter change modify

Inherited Hypernyms:shortenchange

Direct Hyponyms:cut

Full Troponyms:cropcutfleecefrenchshave

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: shorten)

vverb.changebecome short or shorter

Examples:

In winter, the days shorten

Antonyms:lengthen

Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen

Inherited Hypernyms:shortendecreasechange magnitudechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changeedit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Synset:bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate expurgate

Examples:

bowdlerize a novel

Derivationally Related Form:bowdlerizationexpurgatorcastrationexpurgationBowdlerbowdlerizerbowdlerisationbowdleriser

Hypernyms:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten

Inherited Hypernyms:bowdlerizeabridgedecreasechange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize)

单词	shorten
释义	Shorten vverb.changemake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration Examples: He shortened his trip due to illness Antonyms:lengthen Derivationally Related Form:shortener Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down Inherited Hypernyms:shortenreducedecreasechange Direct Hyponyms:clipcurtailcut shortforeshortensyncopatetruncate Causes:shorten Full Troponyms:clipforeshortensyncopatetruncate Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.changereduce in scope while retaining essential elements Synset:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce Examples: The manuscript must be shortened Antonyms:expand Derivationally Related Form:abridgementshortenerabridgercontractionabbreviator Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify Inherited Hypernyms:abridgedecreasechange Direct Hyponyms:bowdlerisebowdlerizecastrateconcentratecondensedigestexpurgateshorten Full Troponyms:bowdlerizedigestencapsulatetelescope Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something \| They won't --- the story (apply to: abridge) vverb.changemake short or shorter Examples: shorten the skirt shorten the rope by a few inches Derivationally Related Form:shorteningshortener Hypernyms:alter change modify Inherited Hypernyms:shortenchange Direct Hyponyms:cut Full Troponyms:cropcutfleecefrenchshave Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| They --- their hair (apply to: shorten) vverb.changebecome short or shorter Examples: In winter, the days shorten Antonyms:lengthen Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen Inherited Hypernyms:shortendecreasechange magnitudechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changeedit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Synset:bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate expurgate Examples: bowdlerize a novel Derivationally Related Form:bowdlerizationexpurgatorcastrationexpurgationBowdlerbowdlerizerbowdlerisationbowdleriser Hypernyms:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten Inherited Hypernyms:bowdlerizeabridgedecreasechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| They won't --- the story (apply to: expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize)
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