shortened

常见例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• The days shorten in winter.
  冬天昼短。
• The days are rapidly shortening.
  白昼正在很快变短。
• The coat shortened after washing.
  这件上衣水洗后变短了。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• Can you shorten this dress for me?
  你能为我把这条连衣裙改短吗?
• The new highway shortens the trip.
  新公路缩短旅程。
• They shortened the journey by telling stories.
  他们讲故事来消磨旅途时间。
• The letter is too long.Can you shorten it a little?
  这信太长了,你是不是把它改短一点?
• The bill is intended to shorten the arm of the Opposition.
  这项法案的目的在于限制反对党的力量。
• It is suggested that the steel pipe should be shortened.
  有人提议把这根钢管切短。
• His life was shortened by trouble.
  他的寿命因烦劳而缩短了。
• Their pleasures were shortened by the bad weather.
  他们因天气不好而兴致不高了。

更多例句

双语例句

• She shortened the skirt by an inch.
  她把裙子缩短了一英寸。
• Transaction duration can be shortened by investing in network configuration, hardware, and software.
  通过对网络配置、硬件和软件进行优化，可以缩短事务持续时间。
• Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt that tobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life expectancy.
  研究组进行的研究超出了所有合理的怀疑，表明吸食烟草与人的预期寿命的缩短有关。

原声例句

• Michael Jackson brought attention to his body's movements by wearing a shiny white glove, shortened black pants and white socks.
• Now I've shortened it a little bit by saying, ah, we've run out of weight, we're OK.
  现在我会简短一些说，啊，我们装不下了，问题解决。
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• And that story I told you with the penises and the penis envy and the replacement is sort of a very shortened version of the Electra complex.
  我之前给你们讲过的阴茎,阴茎嫉妒，以及阴茎替代物,其实就是伊拉克特拉情结的缩写版。
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权威例句

• As mega-cities become a reality and space becomes a premium, runways could be shortened to minimise land use.
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• "We examined healthy women and found that psychological stress was related to shortened" tips, she said.
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• If that is the case, it will be an interesting start to the holiday-shortened week.
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