| 释义 |
[ˈʃɔːrtənɪŋ]动词变化： "to shorten" | Present Participle: | shortening |
本页中： shortening, shorten WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | shortening nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lard for pastry) | 起酥油
qǐ sū yóu | | | Mix the shortening into the flour with your fingertips. | | shortening nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (decrease in length) | 变短
biàn duǎn | | | | 缩短
suō duǎn | | | The shortening of hemlines is a sure sign that summer is coming. | | shortening nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (making briefer) | 减短
jiǎn duǎn | | | | 简写
jiǎn xiě | | | | 简写
jiǎn xiě | | | Fans were upset at the shortening of the television series. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | shorten⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (length: decrease) (长度) | 缩短
suō duǎn | | shorten vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (time: make briefer) (时间) | 缩短
suō duǎn | | shorten vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (text, etc: edit, cut) (文章篇幅) | 缩短，截短
| | shorten [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (gambling odds: make more likely) (赌博胜率) | 增大
zēng dà | | shorten [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (vowel sound: make shorter) (元音) | 使…发短音
| | shorten⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (length: decrease) (长度) | 缩短
suō duǎn | | shorten viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (time: become briefer) (时间) | 缩短
suō duǎn | | shorten viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (text, etc: become shorter) (文章) | 缩短，删减
| | shorten viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (gambling odds: become more likely) (赌博胜率) | 增大
zēng dà | | | | 其他翻译 | | shorten viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (vowel sound: become shorter) (元音) | 发短音
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: shorten [ '$%:tn] I vt 1 [+ holiday, life, book, letter] 缩(縮)短 suōduǎn 2 [+ clothes, plank etc] 截短 jiéduǎn II vi 变(變)短 biàn duǎn 在这些条目还发现'shortening'： 在英文解释里： abbreviation - shortbread |