释义 |
shorten | BrE ˈʃɔːt(ə)n, AmE ˈʃɔrtn | A. transitive verb ① (reduce) 截短 jiéduǎn ‹garment, rope, chain›; 缩短 suōduǎn ‹journey, talk, text›▸ to shorten a skirt by a few inches 把一条裙子改短几英寸 ▸ to shorten the journey time to two hours 把旅程缩短到两小时 ▸ to shorten the odds 减少几率 ② Nautical «sailor» 收起 shōuqǐ ‹sail›▸ shorten the sails! 收帆! ③ Cooking 在…中加起酥油 zài… zhōng jiā qǐsūyóu ‹pastry›B. intransitive verb «days, nights» 变短 biànduǎn ▸ the odds have shortened considerably 几率大大减少了 |