動變: 過去式:shortened 過去分詞:shortened 現在進行時:shortening
shorten




KK:[ˈʃɒrtṇ] DJ:[ˈʃɒːtn]
vt.
- 使變短;縮短;減少
- 使鬆脆;在……上加起酥油
- 縮(帆)
vi.
- 變短,縮短;變小
衍生
n.
shortener
辨析
同義:
vi.,vt.省略,縮短,壓縮,摘要
abbreviate condense compress abridge narrow shrink breviate synopsize summarize digest brief boil down editvt.減少,節省,裁減,修剪,縫邊
reduce lessen decrease contract dock curtail limit cut cut down cut short retrench clip shear trim prune lop pollard diminish slash shrink反義:
vi.,vt.「弄短;減小;收帆」的反義字
lengthen extend expand同義參見:
stunt2 simplify clip1 telescope decrease1 lower1反義參見:
protract prolong以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
- make or become shorter.
- Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》