| 释义 | 
		shortens是shorten的第三人称单数 shorten美 ['ʃɔrt(ə)n]  英 ['ʃɔː(r)t(ə)n]  - v.缩短;减少;变短;使松脆
 - 网络弄短;使变短;缩小
 
 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 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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