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源自中古英语 'shortnen',由 'short'(短)加后缀 '-en'(使…)构成,意为“使变短”。
❶ 指长度、时间或内容被缩减或缩短的状态,常用于描述物体、文章、时间等被减少后的结果。
“She wore a shortened version of the traditional dress.”
(她穿了一件传统礼服的缩短版。)
“The meeting was shortened due to time constraints.”
(由于时间限制,会议被缩短了。)
❶ 使某物变短或减少其长度、时间或内容,通常通过裁剪、编辑或调整实现。
“She shortened her skirt for the summer.”
(她把裙子改短以便夏天穿。)
“The editor shortened the article by 500 words.”
(编辑将文章缩短了500字。)
shortened form — 指某个词或短语的缩写或简化版本,常用于正式或非正式场合。
“'Dr.' is a shortened form of 'Doctor'.”
('Dr.'是'Doctor'的缩写形式。)