shorten

verb

1. （使）变短，缩短
   to make sth shorter; to become shorter
   1. Injury problems could shorten his career.
      受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。
   2. a shortened version of the game
      简化了的比赛
   3. Her name's Katherine, generally shortened to Kay.
      她名叫凯瑟琳，通常简称凯。
   4. In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten.
      十一月气温下降，白天变短。

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.
   1. Smoking can shorten your life...
      吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
   2. The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday...
      因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。
   3. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.
      冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
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.
   1. Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose...
      她父亲花了 1,000 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
   2. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
      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.
   1. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee.
      她原先叫 Lili (莉莉)，最后她把名字略作 Lee (李)。
4. to shorten the odds → see: odds

1. The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours
   该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。
2. Smoking can shorten your life
   吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
3. The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday
   因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。
4. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.
   冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
5. Her father paid £ 1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose
   她父亲花了1,000英镑给她做了削鼻手术。
6. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
   细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
7. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee.
   她原先叫Lili（莉莉），最后她把名字略作Lee（李）。
8. To include as many viewpoints as possible, the editor reserves the right to shorten letters.
   为了能包括尽可能多的观点，编辑保留对信件进行删节的权力。
9. Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.
   小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
10. Increase efficiency and shorten the time limit for the project.
    提高效率，缩短工期。
11. The skirt is too long& shorten it by two centimetres.
    裙子太长了，去两公分吧。
12. Shorten the report by five pages.
    把这份报告改短五页。
13. Often, this can also help lower development costs and shorten delivery time.
    通常，这还可以帮助降低开发成本和缩短发布时间。
14. To increase productivity and shorten development cycles, exhaustive automation across the board is also important.
    要提高效率和缩短开发周期，尽可能多地实现自动化也非常重要。
15. These features and APIs significantly enhance productivity and shorten product cycles.
    这些功能和API显著提高了生产力，并缩短了产品周期。
16. You only have to shorten the name you have.
    你只要缩短你的名字就好啦。
17. I only need to shorten the length.
    我只需要把长度缩短。
18. In winter, the days shorten.
    冬天的时候，白天变短了。
19. These changes dramatically shorten the time to produce their goods and improve quality.
    这些变化极大地缩短时间，以生产其产品和提高质量。
20. Integrated evaluation and test can further shorten schedules by allowing for more concurrent activities.
    集成评价和测试可以支持更多的活动并发从而进一步缩短进度。
21. Can you shorten the length?
    你能弄短长度吗？
22. We can shorten it for you.
    可以为你改短一点。
23. They have shorten people's distances and get society to develop much more rapidly.
    他们缩短了人们的距离并且使社会发展更快。
24. The remarkable benefit of it is to shorten the distance between production and consumption.
    在它是缩短生产和消费之间的距离，效益显着。
25. The production period is shorten, which reduces the production spot.
    缩短了生产周期，减少了生产场地。
26. Grading ball milling can also shorten production time and raise efficiency of production.
    同时，利用分级球磨技术还可以缩短生产时间，提高生产效率。
27. Envy and wrath shorten life.
    嫉妒和愤怒会缩短生命。
28. It can not only shorten design cycle of new products, but also improve design quality remarkably.
    它不仅可以大大缩短设计周期，而且能显著地提高设计质量。
29. In ascension, you shorten the delay in time.
    在提升中，你缩短了时间中的延迟。
30. Can you shorten my overcoat?
    你能把我的大衣改短一些吗？

  shorten abbreviate abridge condense【导航词义：缩短，节略】

  shorten v. 缩短，（使）变短

〔辨析〕指压缩文章、著作等的篇幅而内容基本不变，也可指缩短时间、尺寸、过程等。

  abbreviate v. 缩写，缩短

〔辨析〕通常用于缩写单词、名称，有时也指缩短演讲稿、小说、仪式、服装等。

  abridge v. 删节，节略

〔辨析〕主要指删去书、剧本等不重要的部分而保存其精华。

  condense v. 压缩，使简洁

〔辨析〕多指将讲话、文章等压缩，常与介词 into 连用。

verb

1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
   1. bowdlerize a novel

   Synonym:    bowdlerizebowdleriseexpurgatecastrate

2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   1. The manuscript must be shortened

   Synonym:    abridgeforeshortenabbreviatecutcontractreduce

3. become short or shorter
   1. In winter, the days shorten

4. make shorter than originally intended
   1. He shortened his trip due to illness

5. make short or shorter
   1. shorten the skirt
   2. shorten the rope by a few inches