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shortens

英 [ˈʃɔːtnz]

美 [ˈʃɔːrtnz]

v.  (使)变短,缩短
shorten的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  • V-ERG (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间)
    If youshortenan event or the length of time that something lasts, or if itshortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do.
    1. Smoking can shorten your life...
      吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
    2. 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。
    3. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.
      冬季天短,有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
  • V-ERG 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短
    If youshortenan object or if itshortens, it becomes smaller in length.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  • VERB 缩写,缩短(名字等)
    If youshortena name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters.
    1. 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)。
  • toshorten the odds→ see:odds

双语例句

  • Updating the view locally on the client saves round trips to the server, shortens response time by orders of magnitude, and dramatically improves the user experience.
    更新客户机本地视图省去了往返服务器的过程,缩短了几个数量级的响应时间,而且极大地改善了用户体验。
  • This also means that it consumes extra lace and therefore shortens the lace ends by a little more.
    这也意味着,它消耗额外的花边,因此缩短了花边的两端多一点。
  • Delivering working software early shortens the feedback loop between business and IT, allowing them to collaborate more effectively.
    及早交付可运行的软件缩短了业务和IT间的反馈周期,这使得他们能够更有效地协同合作。
  • This in turn shortens the elapsed time required to deliver the system.
    这样同时也就缩短了系统交付时间。
  • Test shows this method which shortens the operation time greatly and reads target image height accurately improves the precision of range estimation.
    实验统计分析表明此方法大大缩短了距离估算操作时间,实现了跟踪目标像高的准确读取,从而提高了距离估算的准确度。
  • "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people` s distances," he said.
    他表示:网络语言更为生动鲜活,从而缩短了人与人之间的距离。
  • Operation at room temperature is recommended, since elevated temperature shortens column lifetime.
    在室温下操作,建议,因为高温列寿命缩短。
  • The setting up of the fire path not only increases the heating area of the pot, but also saves the energy resource and shortens the service life.
    火道的设立不仅增加了锅的受热面积,同时又节省了能源,缩短了使用时间。
  • The utility model shortens the operation time, reduces the damage of radiation to the operator and the patient, and improves operation success rate.
    使用本导管,缩短了手术时间,减少了放射线对医疗手术者和患者的损伤,提高了手术成功率。
  • The new highway shortens the trip.
    新公路使旅程缩短了。