| 单词 | shorten |
| 释义 | shorten (once / 681 pages) v WORD FAMILY shorten: foreshorten, shortened, shortener, shortening, shortens+/foreshorten: foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens/short: shorted, shorten, shorter, shortest, shorting, shortish, shortly, shortness, shorts/shortener: shorteners/shortening: shortenings USAGE EXAMPLES“We are determined to annihilate terrorism and we are able to shorten its age,” he said, calling on security forces and civilians to remain vigilant. Time(Jan 02, 2017) She traveled one day later than planned and used a helicopter rather than a train to shorten the journey time. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The vitally important garment still bears Macintosh’s name—albeit called Mackintosh and usually shortened to “Mac”— in much of the United Kingdom. Time(Dec 29, 2016) 1v make short or shorter shorten the skirt shorten the rope by a few inches Hypo|Hyper cut shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of shave, trimcut closely Frenchcut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking cropcut short alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration He shortened his trip due to illness Ant|Hypo|Hyper lengthen make longer foreshorten shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth clip, curtail, cut shortterminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent syncopateomit a sound or letter in a word cut short, truncatemake shorter as if by cutting off bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down cut down on; make a reduction in 3v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce cut, edit, edit out cut and assemble the components of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate concentrate, condense, digestmake more concise capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulateput in a short or concise form; reduce in volume telescopemake smaller or shorter decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 4v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Syn|Hyper bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 5v become short or shorter In winter, the days shorten Ant|Hyper lengthen become long or longer decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range |
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