shorten

英['ʃɔ:tn]美['ʃɔrtn]

v. [T]
1.使变短；缩短；减少
2.使松脆；在...上加起酥油
3.缩（帆）
v. [I]
1.变短，缩短；变小

名　词：short'ener

同：	[v.] abbreviate, abridge, bowdlerise, expurgate
反：	[v.] dilate, elaborate, enlarge, lengthen

This article is too long. You had better shorten it drastically.
这篇文章太长了，你就大刀阔斧地删吧。收藏
My teacher asked me to shorten the report to one page
老师让我把报告缩短为一页。收藏
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。收藏
Randy never complained.But as he grew weaker, I tried to circumvent that cow trail to shorten our drive.
冉迪从未抱怨过，他身体更虚弱时，我总是尽量绕过那条“牛道”来缩短行车时间。收藏
If necessary you might shorten it.
必要的话，你可以把它缩短点。收藏

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