| 单词 | shortening |
| 释义 | Shortening nnoun.foodfat such as butter or lard used in baked goods Hypernyms:edible fat Inherited Hypernyms:shorteningedible fatfatlipidmacromoleculemoleculeunitthingphysical entityentity Inherited Hypernyms:shorteningedible fatfatlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity Inherited Hypernyms:shorteningedible fatfatlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity nnoun.actact of decreasing in length Examples:
Derivationally Related Form:shorten Hypernyms:decrease diminution reduction step-down Inherited Hypernyms:shorteningdecreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:abbreviationcontractioncutcuttingcutting offmuscle contractionmuscular contractiontruncation Full Hyponyms: abbreviationbraxton-hicks contractionclipcontractioncontracturecuthaircutnippruningshearingsheepshearingtetanustrimtruncationuterine contractionvaginismus vverb.changemake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration Examples:
Antonyms:lengthen Derivationally Related Form:shortener Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down Inherited Hypernyms:shortenreducedecreasechange Direct Hyponyms:clipcurtailcut shortforeshortensyncopatetruncate Causes:shorten Full Troponyms:clipforeshortensyncopatetruncate Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something vverb.changereduce in scope while retaining essential elements Synset:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten Examples:
Antonyms:expand Derivationally Related Form:abridgementshortenerabridgercontractionabbreviator Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify Inherited Hypernyms:abridgedecreasechange Direct Hyponyms:bowdlerisebowdlerizecastrateconcentratecondensedigestexpurgateshorten Full Troponyms:bowdlerizedigestencapsulatetelescope Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: abridge) vverb.changemake short or shorter Examples:
Derivationally Related Form:shorteningshortener Hypernyms:alter change modify Inherited Hypernyms:shortenchange Direct Hyponyms:cut Full Troponyms:cropcutfleecefrenchshave Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: shorten) vverb.changebecome short or shorter Examples:
Antonyms:lengthen Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen Inherited Hypernyms:shortendecreasechange magnitudechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changeedit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Synset:bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate expurgate shorten Examples:
Derivationally Related Form:bowdlerizationexpurgatorcastrationexpurgationBowdlerbowdlerizerbowdlerisationbowdleriser Hypernyms:abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten Inherited Hypernyms:bowdlerizeabridgedecreasechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize) |
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