Shorten
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vt.& vi. 缩短，变短;
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short短+en变成 →缩短
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The days are beginning to shorten.
白天开始变短了。
shorten one's journey
缩短旅程
to shorten a long article
缩短一篇长文
The new highway shortens the trip.
新公路使旅程缩短了。
shorten [lengthen] one's grip
短握 [长握] 球棒
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shorten
v[I, Tn]
(cause sth to) become shorter （使某物）变短
The days are beginning to shorten, eg in autumn. 白天开始变短了（如在秋季）.
take two links out of the chain to shorten it 取下两个链环把链子弄短
They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car. 他们想把生产汽车的时间缩短. Cf 参看 lengthen (length).
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I've been having a hard time keeping my eyes open
我一直挣扎着要让双眼睁开
I feel guilty because I haven't written her lately.
因为我最近没给她写信，我感觉到有罪。
As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1，500 人丧生。