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shortens

v. 弄短，缩短( shorten的第三人称单数 )；

相关单词 foreshortens

例句

Cheerful company shortens the miles. 旅有好旅伴，不觉行程远。 出自：英语谚语
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.
The new highway shortens the trip. 新公路使旅程缩短了.
Pollution shortens considerably the life expectancy of a body of water. 污染使水体的估计寿命大为缩短.
When pressure is increased, the ancroid is squeezed , so It'shortens. 当大气压力增加时, 膜盒压紧而缩短.
The instable voltage of grid shortens the service life of street lamps. 电网供电电压不稳定,致使路灯的使用寿命缩短.

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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.
例句
Smoking can shorten your life... 吸烟会缩短你的寿命。 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。
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.
例句
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。 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 you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters.
例句
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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