shortens
- v.(使)变短，缩短
- shorten的第三人称单数
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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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But , in the new software development flow , the iteration cycle shortens , requests to carry on to the code restructures frequently .
但是，在新的软件开发流程中，迭代周期变短，要求对代码进行频繁地重构。
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Fast waveMorpheusThe strain with long time and fast waveMorpheusTime shortens , clew has tendency of bad sex heredity .
快波睡眠时间长的品系和快波睡眠时间变短，提示有劣性遗传趋势。
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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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In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten .
十一月气温下降，白天变短。
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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 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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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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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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The problem is that this process effectively shortens the window of time students have to make one of the most important decisions of their lives up to that point .
问题是,这一过程有效地缩短了学生做出人生最重要的决定的时间。
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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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This Algorithm standardizes the design and shortens the research period .
该算法在实际产品设计中规范了设计方法，缩短了研发周期。
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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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Telomeres naturally shorten as people age , but the structures don 't shorten at the same rate in every person .
人们在变老的过程中，端粒也会自然缩短，但这个结构在每个人身上变短的速度均不同。
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China will shorten its catalog of technologies prohibited or restricted from import to create a favorable environment for the free flow of technologies across borders .
中国将压缩《中国禁止进口限制进口技术目录》，为技术要素跨境自由流动创造良好环境。
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The system could greatly shorten the design period and improve efficiency .
该系统可以大大缩短设计周期，提高效率。
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Based on reasonable construction plan , shorten construction time 131 days .
通过合理优化施工方案，缩短建井总工期131天。
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Simulation can shorten the research and development cycle and save fund .
进行仿真研究可以缩短研制周期、节约研制经费。
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High working memory capacity can shorten the time course of PI .
高工作记忆容量能加快预期推理产生的时间进程，即高工作记忆容量的读者比低工作记忆容量的读者产生预期推理所需要的时间要短。
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Often , this can also help lower development costs and shorten delivery time .
通常，这还可以帮助降低开发成本和缩短发布时间。
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The developing of the Information Technology shortens global space-time distance ;
信息技术的发展缩短了全球的“时空距离”；
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It can shorten the time of selection and improve the accuracy of selection .
既加快了育种进程，又提高了选择的准确性。