shorten
美 [ˈʃɔrt(ə)n] 
英 [ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)n]
词形变化
第三人称单数：shortens 现在分词：shortening 过去式：shortened 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | （使）变短，缩短to make sth shorter; to become shorter |
| 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。 |
| Her name's Katherine, generally shortened to Kay. 她名叫凯瑟琳，通常简称凯。 |
英汉解释
v. | 1. 弄短,缩短;减少;使松脆;收(帆),缩(帆);给(脱去长的婴孩服)改穿短衣 |
英英解释
例句
At once he began to shorten sail, to invest only in the soundest securities, and to convert all his weaker ones into cash.
他马上开始收缩资金，只投资在最可靠的证券上，并把他所有比较不可靠的证券都变成了现金。
He said he also tried to encourage engineers to take more risks and shorten development times, which he said has paid off.
他说，他还力图鼓励工程师更多地冒险，并缩短开发周期，并说这种努力取得了成效。
One of these was the tendency to shorten words which should have kept their full polysyllabic dignity.
其中之一就是短化单词的倾向，而单词本应一直保持其多音节的高贵的。
Shorten the hems on your bargain pants and you'll look chic rather than vaguely like you're trying to sweep the streets.
把你的便宜裤子边弄短，你就能看起来更时髦，反正比看起来像在清扫大街强。
Also, if you do not wish to use the same number of containers in test that are in production, shorten the list and use fewer containers.
同样，如果您不希望在测试中使用与生产中相同数目的容器，就缩短列表并使用较少容器。
But it is already a great step forward to be able to shorten the time lag between the settlements of the two legs of the transactions.
但能够缩短交易中两个部分的交收时间差距，已是向前迈出了一大步。
This method can shorten the time of operation, reduce the risk of operation, and produce a suitable repair result for patients.
该方法能够缩短手术时间，减少手术风险，并能够设计出更符合病人的颅骨修复体。
He said to them, "The new trousers are too long. Could one of you help me to shorten them by two inches? "
他对她们说：“新买的裤子太长了，你们谁能帮我把它截短两英尺么？”
Such a desire to shorten up exposures in the run-up to the resolution of the debt-ceiling debate led overnight repo rates to spike.
这种在债务上限问题即将解决前减少风险的欲望导致隔夜回购利率升高。
The length of maturity of large consumer durables loans is usually within one year, with the longest up to three years (or shorten).
大额耐用消费品贷款的期限一般在一年以内，最长为三年（含三年）。
Test automation is often seen as a way to reduce the costs of testing, increase test coverage and effectiveness, and shorten testing cycles.
测试自动化常常被当做减少测试成本、增加测试覆盖率和有效性、缩短测试周期的手段。
To shorten the entire test cycle, you can download a ready-to-use package containing both user space tool and kernel image.
为了缩短整个测试周期，您可以下载同时包含有用户空间工具和内核映像的立即可用的程序包。
As you can see, writing this way can be complicated, and you should have a good grasp of English before trying to shorten your messages.
你可以看出来，用缩写的方式写短信会比较复杂，当你试着想缩短你的短信时，你应该先浏览一遍英文。
Brown conceded that there were "no quick fixes" but said the decisions would shorten the recession and save jobs.
布朗承认，不存在“立即见效的药方”，但指出峰会决定应能缩短衰退过程并保护就业。
Hospitality staff in the service action, it is necessary to be able to easily close to customers and to shorten the distance.
在服务人员的待客动作上，要能够易于接近顾客且缩短距离。
The fact of having already utilized it will allow me to shorten my argument and to sum it up without delay in a particular example.
事实上，因为我们已经采用了这种方面，论述也会就此而缩短，我们只需要用一个特殊的例子便能加以总结。
If you think so, we'll shorten the legs a bit. It'll take about twenty minutes.
你如果你认为长了，我们将把裤腿改短一点，大约要20分钟。
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late ; look upon it as the quintessence of life , as to a certain extent sacred .
不可因起床过晚而缩短了清晨时光；把清晨当成生命的典型，有如某种程度的神圣。
Accordingly, buy MIPS compatible accredit to be able to shorten the time that dragon core chip enters the market.
因此，购买MIPS兼容授权可以缩短龙芯芯片进入市场的时间。
No one knows whether all that mileage -- all those minutes -- will shorten Bryant's career.
没有人知道科比在场上的拼命、长出场时间是否会缩短科比的职业生涯。
One party would offer a cigarette to the other habitually, As if this would shorten their distance.
人们见面后习惯性地为对方递上一枝烟，好像这样就拉近了彼此之间的距离。
It's good money by Chinese standards but seems hardly a sufficientincentive for a young man to be willing to shorten his life.
这个收入标准在中国标准中算是不错但是看起来不算是一个十分充足的激励对于那些要缩短他们的生命作为代价的年轻人来说。
Then again, if it could help shorten the illness . . . I decided to try it.
然而，如果这种药能让我快点好起来，我决定试试。
It pointed that the key point of process was that improve process and shorten the reaction time.
提出聚合工艺过程的技术要点是改善工艺条件、缩短反应和聚合辅助时间。
Excellent vocal performer can be a bridge and shorten the distance between the composer and the audience to a large extent.
优秀的声乐表演者能在很大程度上缩短欣赏者与作曲家之间的距离，为作品与听众之间架设桥梁。
is not output film or make a printing plate cylinder, shorten the production cycle and still be able to keep costs down.
不需输入胶片或制作印版滚筒，在贬低不入产周期的同时，还能降矮本钱。
And it urges publishers to shorten math textbooks, which are often up to a thousand pages long.
报告也敦促出版商缩减数学教材，时下这些教课书长达一千页。
So as a diplomat, I will try to get all the separate families reunited and shorten the distance between the hearts of two peoples.
所以，作为一名外交官，我将努力让分离的家庭重新团聚，让海峡两岸人民的心贴得更近。
It is possible to move levels into different acts or parts of the hero's journey in order to lengthen or shorten different areas.
为了延长或缩短不同的而区域，可能把关卡移进不同的幕或英雄之旅的不同部分。
The fact that the randomness of the LEACH algorithm may result in faster death of some nodes i. e. shorten the system life was proved.
证明了LEACH算法的不确定特性将会导致某些节点过快耗尽电池能量而缩短系统寿命。
The quadriceps muscles down the front of the thighs shorten to straighten the knees.
股四头肌使大腿肌肉向下缩短，膝盖伸直。
arrays can shorten and simplify your code , allowing you to create loops that deal efficiently with any number of elements.
数组可以缩短和简化代码，使您能够创建高效处理多个元素的循环。
with the presented strategy , it is possible to shorten design periods and enhance efficiency.
这就大大地缩短了设计周期，极大地提高了工作效益。
Long Qi returns him a laugh, in the heart of Feng plume yet namely teeny tiny a shorten.
龙琦回他一个微笑，凤羽的心中却是微微一缩。
For those who are not ascending, the fire burning upon the land of a place such as the Big Island will shorten the lifespan exponentially.
对非提升者来说，居住在象大岛似的火元素燃烧的陆地上会缩短他的寿命。
It was shown that the method could shorten the time of back analysis and improve the efficiency and accuracy of back analysis.
经检验、评价与对比验证，结果表明该方法可以大大地缩短反分析时间，提高反分析效率和准确性。
Mr. Watanabe, the current president, had backed the new technology as he encouraged his engineers to radically shorten the painting process.
现任总裁渡边捷昭一直支持技术创新，他鼓励手下的工程师大胆缩短喷漆过程。
It was clear to me that they needed to shorten their iterations.
我当时很清楚：他们需要缩短迭代周期。
It is heartwarming to see that a child's questions can shorten the distance between people.
一个孩子的问题能够缩短人们之间的距离，真的很让人感动。
During the operation, technical improvement can shorten the time of operation, reduce blood loss and prevent bile leakage.
术中技术的改进缩短手术时间，减少术中出血，防止胆漏；
