shortened
- v.(使)变短，缩短
- shorten的过去分词和过去式
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V-ERG (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.Smoking can shorten your life...
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
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V-ERG 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短
If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length.Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose...
她父亲花了 1,000 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
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VERB 缩写,缩短(名字等)
If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters.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)。
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- with parts removed
- the drastically cut film
- Synonym: cut
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- cut short
- a sawed-off shotgun
- a sawed-off broomstick
- the shortened rope was easier to use
- Synonym: sawed-off sawn-off
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- shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
- a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars
- years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
- Synonym: telescoped
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- cut short in duration
- the abbreviated speech
- her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
- an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
- Synonym: abbreviated truncated
数据来源：WordNet
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Often the body gets out of sync with the sun because of winter 's shortened days .
通常来说，身体会因为冬季白天变短而无法与太阳同步。
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Their research showed that cells age if telomeres are shortened .
他们的研究表明，细胞的年龄，如果端粒变短。
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Injury problems could shorten his career .
受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。
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The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes .
此剧删减了两场戏。
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In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten .
十一月气温下降，白天变短。
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Her name 's Katherine , generally shortened to Kay .
她名叫凯瑟琳，通常简称凯。
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When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression .
冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
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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。
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Her father paid £ 1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose
她父亲花了1,000英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
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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。
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The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours
该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。
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To include as many viewpoints as possible , the editor reserves the right to shorten letters .
为了能包括尽可能多的观点，编辑保留对信件进行删节的权力。
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Smoking can shorten your life
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
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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）。
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Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened
假期延长，工作周就缩短了。
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The skirts were shortened an inch or two .
这些裙子被改短了一两英寸。
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The director asked me to shorten the report to one page .
主管要我把报告缩为一页。
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Please shorten your composition .
请压缩一下你的作文。
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The long pole was shortened .
那根长竿子被弄短了。
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Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car .
小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
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Increase efficiency and shorten the time limit for the project .
提高效率，缩短工期。
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Shorten the report by five pages .
把这份报告改短五页。
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The skirt is too long & shorten it by two centimetres .
裙子太长了，去两公分吧。
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Seeds to be used for some shortened breedingcycle methods or for embryo culture should never be allowed to dry .
用于缩短育种周期及胚培养的种子切切不可使其干燥。
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Sometimes it was shortened to just " s " , as in Jones or Evans .
有时它被缩短为“s”，如在Jones或Evans中。
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A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days — from Tuesday to Friday , and the first school year on this new timetable just started , CBS Denver reports .
据美国哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）丹佛分部报道，丹佛市外的一个学区已决定将一周的上课时间缩短为四天（周二到周五），按照这一新时间表开展课程的第一个学年已经开始。
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My dress is too long I must shorten it .
我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。
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Significantly shorten the negative list for foreign investment .
大幅缩减外资准入负面清单
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Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened .
假期延长，工作周就缩短了
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A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda .
由烤巧克力或可可粉、牛奶和糖制成