shortening

过去式：

动词过去式: shortened

更多词形：

名词: shortener | 动词过去式: shortened | 动词过去分词: shortened | 动词现在分词: shortening | 动词第三人称单数: shortens |

单词例句：

This is the first recipe in shortening your sleep time.

这是减少你睡眠时间的第一个方法。

My dress is too long I must shorten it.

我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

Shorten the period of schooling.

缩短学制。

She went to the trouble of shortening the trousers for her younger brother.

她主动揽下了把她弟弟的裤子改小的任务。

An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.

挛缩一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织，会导致扭曲或变形，特别是身体关节处

Shortening something by omitting parts of it.

通过删除它的部分来缩短某物。

The days are beginning to shorten, eg in autumn.

白天开始变短了（如在秋季）.

Shorten my confidence a little bit.

我的信心有点受挫。

Injury problems could shorten his career.

受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。