shorter

['ʃɔ:tə]

adj. 较短的

例句与用法：

The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.

他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求，但每周工时要缩短。

The days are shorter in (the) winter-time.

冬季白天较短。

We outsmarted them and got there first by taking a shorter route.

我们比他们机灵，抄近道先到了。

The unions bargained (with management) for a shorter working week.

工会为缩短工作周而(与资方)讨价还价。

I took the hems of my dresses up to make them shorter.

我把我的连衣裙都改短了。

We now know that X-ray waves are 2,000 to 10,000 times shorter than light waves.

我们现在知道X光波比光波短二千到一万倍。

He seems much shorter without his shoes on.

他没穿鞋，看上去矮多了。

This street is four times shorter than that one.

这条街道比那条短四倍。

词形变化：

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 |