单词shorten
v.: 缩短
网络: 弄短；变短；减少
（使）变短，缩短:
to make sth shorter; to become shorter
短接
使变短;使不足;使松脆:
弄短,缩短;减少;使松脆;收(帆),缩(帆);给(脱去长的婴孩服)改穿短衣
缩短,收缩
变短,缩短,缩小
第三人称单数：shortens
现在分词：shortening
过去式：shortened
v.+n.:
shorten life,shorten cycle,shorten distance,shorten duration,shorten length
v.cut downcutcut backcurtailabbreviate
v.lengthen
At once he began to shorten sail, to invest only in the soundest securities, and to convert all his weaker ones into cash.
他马上开始收缩资金，只投资在最可靠的证券上，并把他所有比较不可靠的证券都变成了现金。
He said he also tried to encourage engineers to take more risks and shorten development times, which he said has paid off.
他说，他还力图鼓励工程师更多地冒险，并缩短开发周期，并说这种努力取得了成效。
One of these was the tendency to shorten words which should have kept their full polysyllabic dignity.
其中之一就是短化单词的倾向，而单词本应一直保持其多音节的高贵的。
Shorten the hems on your bargain pants and you"ll look chic rather than vaguely like you"re trying to sweep the streets.
把你的便宜裤子边弄短，你就能看起来更时髦，反正比看起来像在清扫大街强。
Also, if you do not wish to use the same number of containers in test that are in production, shorten the list and use fewer containers.
同样，如果您不希望在测试中使用与生产中相同数目的容器，就缩短列表并使用较少容器。
But it is already a great step forward to be able to shorten the time lag between the settlements of the two legs of the transactions.
但能够缩短交易中两个部分的交收时间差距，已是向前迈出了一大步。
This method can shorten the time of operation, reduce the risk of operation, and produce a suitable repair result for patients.
该方法能够缩短手术时间，减少手术风险，并能够设计出更符合病人的颅骨修复体。
He said to them, "The new trousers are too long. Could one of you help me to shorten them by two inches? "
他对她们说：“新买的裤子太长了，你们谁能帮我把它截短两英尺么？”
Such a desire to shorten up exposures in the run-up to the resolution of the debt-ceiling debate led overnight repo rates to spike.
这种在债务上限问题即将解决前减少风险的欲望导致隔夜回购利率升高。
The length of maturity of large consumer durables loans is usually within one year, with the longest up to three years (or shorten).
大额耐用消费品贷款的期限一般在一年以内，最长为三年（含三年）。