shorten
英 ['???t(?)n]
美 ['??rtn]
中文詞源
shorten 縮短來自 short,短的，-en,使。
英文詞源
- shorten (v.)
- 1510s, "make shorter;" 1560s, "grow shorter," from short (adj.) + -en (1); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from Old English sceortian "to grow short, become short; run short, fail," gescyrtan "to make short."
雙語例句
- 1. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
- 細(xì)胞變小后就會(huì)更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her father paid ￡1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose.
- 她父親花了1,000英鎊給她做了削鼻手術(shù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.
- 冬季天短，有些人會(huì)變得抑郁消沉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Injury problems could shorten his career.
- 受傷的問題有可能縮短他的職業(yè)生涯。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.
- 小事故會(huì)縮短汽車壽命.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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