| 单词 | shortened |
| 释义 | shortened (once / 1728 pages) 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 EXAMPLESThe 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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