shorten

🇺🇸 /ˈʃɔːrtn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃɔːtn/
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标签 TOP10000CEFR-C1
verb
R

To make something less long or to become less long in duration.

To save time, they decided to shorten the meeting.

为了节省时间，他们决定缩短会议。

translation

v. 缩短

词形变化

3rd Present shortens
Past shortened
Perfect shortened
Progressive shortening

同义词

abridge v. 缩短 truncate v. 截断 curtail v. 减少 abbreviate v. 缩写 reduce v. 减少, 浓缩, 减肥, 还原 cut v. 用利器刺穿或造成伤口, 切割分开, 剪短, 切除, 裁剪制作, 能切割, 易切割, 削减, 割断解救, 剪裁款式, 切掉, 剪切, 打断, 断绝, 剪辑, 喊停, 切换镜头, 逃课, 伤害感情, 切牌, 相交, 长牙, 录制, 掺假 back n. 背部, 脊柱, 后部, 背面, 书末, 椅背, 靠背式家具, 后卫

反义词

elongate v. 拉长 lengthen v. 使变长 prolong v. 延长 expand v. 扩大, 扩张, 详述 extend v. 延长, 扩展, 包含, 跨越, 伸展, 提供, 竭尽全力 increase v. 增加

形近词

shorn adj. 被剪掉的, 被剥夺的 soften v. 使变软, 缓和, 变得温和, 减轻 sharpen v. 使变锋利, 使敏锐, 使清晰, 提高, 使尖锐