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shorten美 ['ʃɔrt(ə)n] 英 ['ʃɔː(r)t(ə)n] 第三人称单数：shortens 现在分词：shortening 过去式：shortened v.+n. shorten life,shorten cycle,shorten distance,shorten duration,shorten length v. cut down,cut,cut back,curtail,abbreviate 1. | （使）变短，缩短to make sth shorter; to become shorter |
| Injury problems could shorten his career. 受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。 | | a shortened version of the game 简化了的比赛 | | In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten. 十一月气温下降，白天变短。 | | Her name's Katherine, generally shortened to Kay. 她名叫凯瑟琳，通常简称凯。 |
v. | 3. 弄短,缩短;减少;使松脆;收(帆),缩(帆);给(脱去长的婴孩服)改穿短衣 3. 弄短,缩短;减少;使松脆;收(帆),缩(帆);给(脱去长的婴孩服)改穿短衣 |
v. | 1. to make pastry more crumbly by adding more shortening 2. to make something shorter, or become shorter 3. to reduce the odds on a bet, or be reduced 4. to reduce the area of a sail 1. to make pastry more crumbly by adding more shortening 2. to make something shorter, or become shorter 3. to reduce the odds on a bet, or be reduced 4. to reduce the area of a sail |
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