shorten

英 ['???t(?)n] 美['??rtn]

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第三人稱單數:?shortens;過去式:?shortened;過去分詞:?shortened;現在分詞:?shortening;

shorten 縮短

來自 short,短的，-en,使。

shorten (v.): 1510s, "make shorter;" 1560s, "grow shorter," from short (adj.) + -en (1); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from Old English sceortian "to grow short, become short; run short, fail," gescyrtan "to make short."

1. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.: 細胞變小后就會更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。

2. Her father paid ￡1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose.: 她父親花了1,000英鎊給她做了削鼻手術。

3. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.: 冬季天短，有些人會變得抑郁消沉。

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