1 V-ERG (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间) If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间)
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Smoking can shorten your life. [VERB noun]
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
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The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday. [VERB noun]
因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。
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When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. [VERB]
冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
SYN get shorter, contract, diminish, dwindle
2 V-ERG 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短 If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. 缩短…的长度;(物体)变短
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Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose. [VERB noun]
她父亲花了 1,000 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
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As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. [VERB]
细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
3 VERB 缩写,缩短(名字等) If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. 缩写,缩短(名字等)
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Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee. [VERB noun]
她原先叫 Lili (莉莉)，最后她把名字略作 Lee (李)。
4 to shorten the odds→see: odds
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