shorten
UK/'ʃɒ:tn/US
六级A1
释义
v.
To make something shorter in length or time
缩短，使变短
v.
To become shorter
变短
词根拆分
词根派生short + -en（「使……」）。后缀 -en 把形容词变成动词，表示「使／变得具有该性质」，正如 wide→widen、dark→darken。所以 shorten = 使（或变得）短。
词根 short 还连着 9 个词例句
- 1.
Can you shorten these trousers by a couple of inches?
你能把这条裤子改短几英寸吗？
- 2.
We decided to shorten the meeting to thirty minutes.
我们决定把会议缩短到三十分钟。
- 3.
The days shorten quickly once autumn arrives.
秋天一到，白昼就迅速变短。