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shortened

UK //ˈʃɔːtnd//US //ˈʃɔːrtnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'shortnen',由 'short'(短)加后缀 '-en'(使…)构成,意为“使变短”。

adjective

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。)

同义词:abbreviated, condensed, reduced

verb

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。)

同义词:cut, trim, abridge

常见短语

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。)