
好词典

源自中古英语 'shortnen',由 'short'(短的)加动词后缀 '-en' 构成,表示“使变短”。
❶ 使某物变短或持续时间减少,指通过裁剪、压缩或加快速度等方式减少长度或时间。
“She shortens her skirt to make it more fashionable.”
(她把裙子改短,让它更时尚。)
“The new highway shortens the travel time between the two cities.”
(新高速公路缩短了两座城市之间的旅行时间。)
shortens the gap — 缩小差距,指减少两者之间的距离、时间或差异。
“The new policy shortens the gap between rich and poor.”
(新政策缩小了贫富差距。)