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单词 shortened
释义
shortened
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adj

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
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)
Mr. Obama pardoned 78 people earlier this month and shortened the sentences of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, largely drug and firearm offenses.
Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)
And we see only futility and cruelty in the countless lives shortened by disease or disaster, or afflicted by poverty or conflict.
Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)
1adj cut short
the shortened rope was easier to use
Syn
sawed-off, sawn-off
short
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
2adj cut short in duration
her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
Syn
abbreviated, truncated
short
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
3adj shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
Syn
telescoped
short
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
4adj with parts removed
Syn
cut
abridged
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
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