shorten 音标拼音: [ʃ'ɔrtən]
vt . 弄短,缩短,减少
vi . 缩小,变短
弄短,缩短,减少缩小,变短
shorten v 1 :
make shorter than originally intended ;
reduce or retrench in length or duration ; "
He shortened his trip due to illness " [
ant : {
lengthen }]
2 :
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements ; "
The manuscript must be shortened " [
synonym : {
abridge }, {
foreshorten },
{
abbreviate }, {
shorten }, {
cut }, {
contract }, {
reduce }] [
ant :
{
dilate }, {
elaborate }, {
enlarge }, {
expand }, {
expatiate },
{
exposit }, {
expound }, {
flesh out }, {
lucubrate }]
3 :
make short or shorter ; "
shorten the skirt "; "
shorten the rope by a few inches "
4 :
become short or shorter ; "
In winter ,
the days shorten " [
ant :
{
lengthen }]
5 :
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate ;
"
bowdlerize a novel " [
synonym : {
bowdlerize }, {
bowdlerise },
{
expurgate }, {
castrate }, {
shorten }]
Shorten \
Short "
en \,
v .
i .
To become short or shorter ;
as ,
the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December ;
a metallic rod shortens by cold .
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1913 Webster ]
Shorten \
Short "
en \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Shortened ?};
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Shortening }.] [
See {
Short },
a .]
1 .
To make short or shorter in measure ,
extent ,
or time ;
as ,
to shorten distance ;
to shorten a road ;
to shorten days of calamity .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To reduce or diminish in amount ,
quantity ,
or extent ;
to lessen ;
to abridge ;
to curtail ;
to contract ;
as ,
to shorten work ,
an allowance of food ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
Here ,
where the subject is so fruitful ,
I am shortened by my chain . --
Dryden .
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3 .
To make deficient (
as to );
to deprive ; --
with of .
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Spoiled of his nose ,
and shortened of his ears .
--
Dryden .
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4 .
To make short or friable ,
as pastry ,
with butter ,
lard ,
pot liquor ,
or the like .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To shorten a rope } (
Naut .),
to take in the slack of it .
{
To shorten sail } (
Naut .),
to reduce sail by taking it in .
[
1913 Webster ]
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shorten ":
abate ,
abbreviate ,
abrade ,
abridge ,
abstract ,
bate ,
be telegraphic ,
bob ,
bobtail ,
boil down ,
brief ,
capsule ,
capsulize ,
circumscribe ,
clip ,
coarct ,
compact ,
compress ,
concentrate ,
condense ,
consolidate ,
constrict ,
constringe ,
contract ,
cramp ,
crop ,
curtail ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
cut off short ,
cut short ,
damp ,
dampen ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
derogate ,
detract ,
digest ,
diminish ,
disparage ,
dock ,
downgrade ,
drain ,
draw ,
draw in ,
draw together ,
eat away ,
elide ,
epitomize ,
erode ,
excerpt ,
extract ,
file away ,
foreshorten ,
hem ,
impair ,
knit ,
leach ,
lessen ,
lower ,
minify ,
minimize ,
mow ,
narrow ,
nip ,
nutshell ,
outline ,
pare ,
poll ,
pollard ,
prune ,
pucker ,
pucker up ,
purify ,
purse ,
reap ,
recap ,
recapitulate ,
reduce ,
refine ,
remove ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
rub away ,
scale down ,
shave ,
shear ,
shrink ,
simplify ,
sketch ,
sketch out ,
slash ,
snub ,
solidify ,
step down ,
strangle ,
strangulate ,
stunt ,
subduct ,
subtract ,
sum up ,
summarize ,
synopsize ,
take away ,
take from ,
take in ,
telescope ,
thin ,
thin out ,
trim ,
truncate ,
tune down ,
waste no words ,
wear away ,
weed ,
withdraw ,
wrinkle
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