shortens

/ˈʃɔ:tnz/

中文翻译

v. 弄短, 缩短( shorten的第三人称单数 )

英文解释

v make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

v make short or shorter

v become short or shorter

v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

词态变化

原型:shorten

变形:3

常见例句

n one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions

That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road. n

n a share of the profits n (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next n a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation n a step on some scale n a wound made by cutting n a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass n a remark capable of wounding mentally n a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc n the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage n the style in which a garment is cut n a canal made by erosion or excavation n a refusal to recognize someone you know n in baseball

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage n