shortens is shorten's Simple Present

shorten

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  • v.缩短；减少；变短；使松脆
  • Web弄短；使变短；缩小
Simple Present：shortens  Present Participle：shortening  Past Tense：shortened  

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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
2.
变短,缩短,缩小

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AllAll,缩短缩短,减少减少,变短变短,使松脆使松脆,弄短弄短,使变短使变短,缩小缩小
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
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1.
In this pose the front-leg hip tends to lift up toward the shoulder and swing out to the side, which shortens the front-leg side.
在这个体式，前腿的髋部倾向于抬起向肩膀和方向并向这一侧摆动，从而缩短了前侧腿这边。
zài zhè ge tǐ shì , qián tuǐ de kuān bù qīng xiàng yú tái qǐ xiàng jiān bǎng hé fāng xiàng bìng xiàng zhè yī cè bǎi dòng , cóng ér suō duǎn le qián cè tuǐ zhè biān 。
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2.
'This dramatically shortens the technology gap between China and the rest of the world, ' he said in an interview.
他在采访中说，这将大大缩小了中国和世界其他各国的技术差距。
tā zài cǎi fǎng zhōng shuō , zhè jiāng dà dà suō xiǎo le zhōng guó hé shì jiè qí tā gè guó de jì shù chā jù 。
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But for many businesses, especially government ones, productivity plummets as the working day shortens by two or three hours.
但对于其他很多工作，特别是政府部门，因为每天减少的两或三个小时的工作时间导致生产力暴跌。
dàn duì yú qí tā hěn duō gōng zuò , tè bié shì zhèng fǔ bù mén , yīn wèi měi tiān jiǎn shǎo de liǎng huò sān gè xiǎo shí de gōng zuò shí jiān dǎo zhì shēng chǎn lì bào diē 。
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All that switching about shortens the attention span and lessens your ability to enjoy and be at peace with the task at hand.
在多个目标中切换只会减弱你的注意力，减少享受的乐趣，并干扰手头上的任务。
zài duō gè mù biāo zhōng qiē huàn zhǐ huì jiǎn ruò nǐ de zhù yì lì , jiǎn shǎo xiǎng shòu de lè qù , bìng gān rǎo shǒu tóu shàng de rèn wu 。
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energy saving, It shortens the heating time of the appliance, energy saving up to 89%.
节约能源，使用此材料可节约用电加热时间，最高可节能89%。
jié yuē néng yuán , shǐ yòng cǐ cái liào kě jié yuē yòng diàn jiā rè shí jiān , zuì gāo kě jié néng bǎi fēn zhī bā shí jiǔ 。
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Period is not normal, the quantity or cycle shortens the women, the blood loss with iron more and easy to iron deficiency.
经期不正常、经量多或周期缩短的女性，由于随经血丢失铁较多而容易缺铁。
jīng qī bù zhèng cháng 、 jīng liàng duō huò zhōu qī suō duǎn de nǚ xìng , yóu yú suí jīng xuè diū shī tiě jiào duō ér róng yì quē tiě 。
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CONCLUSION: AA inhibits L-type calcium current and shortens action potential duration, which may contribute to its cardiovascular effect.
结论：花生四烯酸能抑制L-型钙电流，缩短动作电位时程，这可能是其心血管作用的重要机制之一。
jié lùn : huā shēng sì xī suān néng yì zhì L- xíng gài diàn liú , suō duǎn dòng zuò diàn wèi shí chéng , zhè kě néng shì qí xīn xuè guǎn zuò yòng de zhòng yào jī zhì zhī yī 。
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The quadriceps down the front of the thigh shortens to straighten the knee.
从上到下贯穿大腿前侧的股四头肌收缩，使膝关节伸直。
cóng shàng dào xià guàn chuān dà tuǐ qián cè de gǔ sì tóu jī shōu suō , shǐ xī guān jié shēn zhí 。
blog.sina.com.cn
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Consequently it shortens the cycle of development application system and reduces the complexity of the system maintenance.
从而缩短了构建图文一体化应用的开发周期，降低了系统维护的复杂性，取得较好效果。
cóng ér suō duǎn le gòu jiàn tú wén yì tǐ huà yìng yòng de kāi fā zhōu qī , jiàng dī le xì tǒng wéi hù de fù zá xìng , qǔ de jiào hǎo xiào guǒ 。
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10.
Look for a hat that shortens the appearance of your face.
找一顶能遮去你一部分脸的帽子。
zhǎo yī dǐng néng zhē qù nǐ yí bù fen liǎn de mào zi 。
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