shorten
英['ʃɔːt(ə)n]
美['ʃɔrtn]
- vt. 缩短；减少；变短
- vi. 缩短；变短
英英释意
- 1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration;
- "He shortened his trip due to illness"
- 2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
- "The manuscript must be shortened"
- 3. make short or shorter;
- "shorten the skirt"
- "shorten the rope by a few inches"
- 4. become short or shorter;
- "In winter, the days shorten"
- 5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
- "bowdlerize a novel"