shorten
🇬🇧/ˈʃɔːt(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˈʃɔːrt(ə)n/📚 7721 29 1六级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. 缩短
verb [vt. 及物动词]缩短；减少；变短
Smoking can shorten your life.
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]缩短；变短
The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labour Day holiday.
交易日为了庆祝劳动节而缩短。
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