| 单词 | shorten |
| 释义 | shorten['ʃɒ:tn]vt. 弄短, 缩短, 减少vi. 缩小, 变短【机】 短缩 shorten short.en AHD: [shôr“tn] D.J. [6.%8tn]K.K. [6.%rt2]v.（动词） short.ened,short.en.ing,short.ens v.tr.（及物动词）1. To make short or shorter.缩短：使…变短或变得更短2. Nautical To take in (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind.【航海】 缩帆：收（帆）以减少受风的帆布面积3. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.减小…的力量，有效性或强度4. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.使松脆：在（面粉）上加起酥油以使其变得松脆v.intr.（不及物动词）To become short or shorter.变短：变短或变得更短继承用法:short“ener n.（名词）参考词汇:1. shorten,abbreviate,abridge,curtail,truncate2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to diminish the length, duration, or extent of by or as if by cutting”: 这些词有一个共同的中心意思，那就是“用切割或好象切割一样减少的长度，持续时间或范围 truncated the conversation. &b{lengthen} 缩短谈话 lengthen |
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