shorten
verb [transitive, intransitive]to make something shorter; to become shorter (使)变短,缩短 - shorten (something)
Injury problems could shorten his career. 受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。 a shortened version of the game 简化了的比赛 In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten. 十一月气温下降,白天变短。 - shorten something to something
Her name's Katherine, generally shortened to Kate. 她的名字叫凯瑟琳,通常简称为凯特。
Extra ExamplesThe course has now been shortened considerably. 该课程现在已大大缩短了。 The waiting time has been shortened dramatically from eight weeks to just one week. 等待的时间已大大缩短,从 8 周降到只需 1 周。 They say that each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by five minutes. 他们说你抽的每一支烟都会让你的寿命缩短五分钟。 The distance between the cars shortened. 汽车之间的距离缩短了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- by
- from
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- shorten (something)