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shorten vt.弄短，缩小，减少

释义2： shorten
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◙ verb
1. make or become shorter[with obj.]
• 缩短
»he shortened his stride.
  他缩短了他的步幅。
»patients whose waiting time had been shortened.
  病人候诊的时间缩短。
»[no obj.] as skirts shortened, so heels rose.
  由于裙子缩短了，因而鞋跟增高了。
»around mid September, days shorten and temperatures dip.
  9月中旬左右，白昼缩短，气温降低。
  [with obj.] [Sailing] reduce the amount of (sail spread)
• [航海] 缩（帆）
  (with reference to gambling odds) make or become shorter; decrease
• （赌博概率）缩小；减少
»[with obj.] Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan's odds from 2–1 to 7–4.
  立博博彩公司缩小了赛马那时还的赌博概率，从2比1减至7比4。
»[no obj.] the odds had shortened to 14–1.
  概率减少至14比1。
  [with obj.] [Prosody & Phonetics] make (a vowel or syllable) short
• [诗韵，语音] 使（元音，音节）发短音

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