shorten
音节拆分
自然拼读
英英释义
v.
To make something become shorter, or to become shorter yourself. It can also mean to make something smaller in length or amount.
常用搭配
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Shorten my pencil, please.
请把我的铅笔削短些.
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Shorten the long rope now.
现在把长绳子弄短点.
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We shorten our walk today.
我们今天缩短散步路程.
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Shorten this paper strip fast.
快点把这条纸条剪短.
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She can shorten my skirt hem.
她能把我的裙边改短.
单词例句
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Shorten your shoelaces, kid.
孩子,把鞋带系短点.
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The rope will shorten when wet.
绳子湿了会变短.
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Let's shorten this story now.
咱们把这个故事缩短点.
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Shorten the cake baking time.
缩短蛋糕的烘烤时间.
单词集锦
词根词缀
词源百科
源自中古英语shortnen，由形容词short（短的）加后缀-en（使成为）构成，最早可追溯至古英语scort（短的），词根与低地德语kort、荷兰语kort同源。
常见问题
shorten的国际音标为/ˈʃɔːrtn/, 自然拼读为ʃ、ɔː、r、t、n, 音节拆分为shor·ten.
shorten有2个音节, 音节拆分为shor·ten
shorten的美式国际音标发音为/ˈʃɔːrtn/, 英式国际音标为/ˈʃɔːtn/.
shorten的意思是:v. (使)变短,缩短;缩短,变短;使缩短,使变短;缩减
