shorten
US /ˈʃɔrtn/
・UK /'ʃɔ:tn/
C1 高級英檢中級
v.t.及物動詞縮短，變短
She needed to shorten her skirt because it was too long
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BBC學英文10分鐘系列：28 個有關「烹飪」的英語單詞和用法！ (The Vocabulary Show: Kitchens & cooking - Learn 28 English words and phrases in 11 minutes! ??)
11:29
- but we can also shorten it to 'prep' and often do so when talking about preparing food for cooking later on.
但我們也可以簡短為「prep」，在談論為之後烹飪做準備食物時經常這樣使用。
你其實不只一個年齡段 (You're Actually More Than One Age)
04:24
- Telomeres are found at the ends of your chromosomes, but each time the cell divides, they shorten.
端粒位於染色體的末端，但每次細胞分裂時，它們都會縮短。
- but each time the cell divides, they shorten.
但每次細胞分裂時，它們都會縮短。
【CNN10】美國為何都在週二投票、印度嚴重空汙、炸南瓜 | 2023年11月7日 (Why America votes on Tuesdays | November 7, 2023)
10:00
- The problem is so serious (that) a recent air quality life index report says poor air quality could shorten an average Indian's life expectancy by more than five years.
這個問題非常嚴重，以至於最近的一份空氣品質壽命指數報告稱，不良的空氣品質可能會使印度人的平均壽命縮短五年以上。
- A recent air quality life index report says poor air quality could shorten an average Indian's life expectancy by more than five years.
最近的一份空氣質量生命指數報告稱，糟糕的空氣質量會使印度人的平均壽命縮短五年以上。
想寄信到國外？英文信件寫法大不同！How to send a letter in English
10:20
- Sometime, we have avenue which is shorten to ave.
街名有時候會是大道 簡寫為ave.
- Sometime, we call a street a drive which is shorten to dr.
有時候我們會用車道 簡寫是dr.
【超實用】網路常用俚語！(中英文字幕) (How to use English internet slang and internet slang dictionary)
07:10
- It sounds more like "wbu", because we like to shorten things in English.
這聽起來就像是"wbu"， 因為我們喜歡簡化英文。
【英文文法】教你怎麼將「動詞」轉為「名詞」使用！(中英字幕) (How to change a verb into a noun!)
08:48
- people are trying to sell you something in an "advertisement." We usually shorten the word, and just call
商人透過「advertisement」，賺你的錢。我們通常會簡稱這個字
【艾倫秀】你知道這些流行語嗎？ (Ellen Is On Fleek)
05:20
- to say baby, we just shorten it.
去說寶貝兩個字，我們把它簡化了
- Or you can shorten it more and just say bah.
或者你可以再把它縮得更短，就只說寶
【實用英文】25 個你一定要知道的英文短句！ (Learn the Top 25 Must-Know English Phrases!)
08:32
- fine, thank you. And you?'' say ''I am good, thanks, how are you?'' Just shorten it and
，謝謝。你呢？」，回答 「我很棒，謝謝。你呢？」將回覆縮短並且
為何我們會老化？是否能停止老化，永垂不朽？ (How Long Will You Live?)
06:26
- It just gets bigger over time. It doesn't get weaker and its chromosomes don't change. It has long telomeres that do not shorten, so it only dies when it gets eaten by something else, like us.
牠只會不斷長大，牠不會衰弱而且染色體也不會改變。牠有不會減短的長端粒，所以只會在被其他東西吃掉時才會死，比方說我們人類。
- So maybe we've developed the aging process, maybe we have telomeres that shorten for a very good reason because otherwise, they could become cancerous.
因此或許我們已經發展出老化的過程，或許我們有很好的理由說明端粒會短少，因為若非如此，它們就會變得致癌。