shorten

1. V-T/V-I If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. 縮短

Smoking can shorten your life. 吸菸會縮短你的壽命。

The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labour Day holiday. 交易日爲了慶祝勞動節(jié)而縮短。

2. V-T/V-I If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. 使變短; 變短

Her father paid $5,000 for an operation to shorten her nose. 她父親爲一個縮短她的鼻子的手術花了$5000。

3. V-T If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. 縮寫

Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee. 她原本叫莉莉，最後她把名字縮寫成了莉。