英语词汇shorten的翻译、用法及例句-MX2U.com英汉词典

词汇	shorten
释义	shorten verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈʃɔː.tən/ us/ˈʃɔːr.tən/ C1 （使）变短，（使）缩短 to become shorter or to make something shorter As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch. 随着年龄变老，你的脊柱将缩短约1英寸。 I've asked him to shorten my grey trousers. 我已经请他把我的灰色裤子改短一些。 The name William is often shortened to Bill. “威廉”这个名字经常被简称为“比尔”。
随便看	lay the ghost of something to rest lay up trouble for yourself lay waste to something laywoman lay your cards on the table lay your hands on someone lay your hands on something lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. lay yourself open to ridicule laze lazily laziness lazy lazybones lazy river lazy Susan lb lbw lbw LCD LCD LDL leach leachate lead

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