shorten

美 [ˈʃɔrt(ə)n]
英 [ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)n]
  • v.缩短
  • 网络弄短；变短；减少
第三人称单数：shortens  现在分词：shortening  过去式：shortened  

搭配

同义词

反义词

权威英汉双解

英汉

英英

网络释义

shorten
v.
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。

例句

释义:
全部全部,缩短缩短,弄短弄短,变短变短,减少减少
类别:全部全部,口语口语,书面语书面语,标题标题,技术技术
来源:全部全部,字典字典,网络网络
难度:全部全部,简单简单,中等中等,难难
1.
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。
dictsearch.appspot.com
2.
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。
chinese.wsj.com
3.
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。
www.ibm.com
4.
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。
www.info.gov.hk
5.
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。
www.cttacn.org
6.
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？”
learning.zhishi.sohu.com
7.
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。
cn.wsj.com
8.
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）。
www.the1.com.cn
9.
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。
www.infoq.com
10.
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。
www-128.ibm.com