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shorten['ʃɔ:tən]vt. 1 弄短,缩短;减少;使感到较短:shorten a long article缩短一篇长文shorten the period of schooling缩短学制Please have this coat shortened.请把这件上衣改短.Their pleasures were shortened by the bad weather.他们因天气不好而兴致不高了. 2 减小…的力量,减低…的效能 3 使松脆 4 给(孩子)穿童装 5 缩(帆) 6 <废>使失去效果
vi. 1 变短,缩短,缩小:The days begin to shorten after the summer solstice.夏至以后白天开始变短. 2 (价格等)减少 |