shorten 同义词
- bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
英文释义: 动词 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
英文释义: 动词 reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
翻译和释义
- shorten 英文释义:edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- shorten 中文翻译:vt.弄短,缩短;减少;使松脆;收(帆),缩(帆);给(脱去长的婴孩服)改穿短衣。 shorten one's arm [sword] 缩回胳臂[剑]。 have a coat shortened 把上衣改短。 shorten the arm of 限制…的力量。 shorten a child 给孩子改穿短衣。vi.变短,缩短,缩小。