【shorten】的解释和释义

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一. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicatesVF中文字网

e.g. bowdlerize a novelsVF中文字网

Synonym: bowdlerizebowdleriseexpurgatecastratesVF中文字网

二. reduce in scope while retaining essential elementssVF中文字网

e.g. The manuscript must be shortenedsVF中文字网

Synonym: abridgeforeshortenabbreviatecutcontractreducesVF中文字网

三. become short or shortersVF中文字网

e.g. In winter, the days shortensVF中文字网

四. make shorter than originally intended
reduce or retrench in length or durationsVF中文字网

e.g. He shortened his trip due to illnesssVF中文字网

五. make short or shortersVF中文字网

e.g. shorten the skirt
shorten the rope by a few inchessVF中文字网

一. (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间)
If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do.sVF中文字网

e.g. Smoking can shorten your life...
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
e.g. The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday...
因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。sVF中文字网

二. 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短
If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length.sVF中文字网

e.g. Her father paid £一,零零零 for an operation to shorten her nose...
她父亲花了 一,零零零 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
e.g. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。sVF中文字网

三. 缩写,缩短(名字等)
If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters.sVF中文字网

shorten的解释sVF中文字网

e.g. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee.
她原先叫 Lili (莉莉)，最后她把名字略作 Lee (李)。sVF中文字网

四. to shorten the odds -> see oddssVF中文字网

一. 缩短：庄家一般来讲,当他发现赌资的比重分布不均匀时,都会用降低赔率价格(或者说是缩短(Shorten)赔率)来达到阻碍更多的赌资的加入. 但是,在如上的情况下,庄家是没有啥办法来调控了,除非他宣布不再接受新的赌注了,sVF中文字网

二. 减低......效能：settle 解决(问题等) | shorten 减低......效能 | show 显示,表明sVF中文字网