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shorten

C1 verb

shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/ nghĩa là rút ngắn, viết tắt

Các nghĩa

  1. rút ngắn, viết tắt

    To make shorter; to abbreviate.

    transitive

    Telomeres shorten as we age.

    How can you shorten this cable?

    This way we can shorten the distance.

  2. ngắn lại

    To become shorter.

    intransitive

  3. làm thiếu hụt, tước đoạt

    To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

    transitive

    Spoiled of his nose, and shorten'd of his ears.

  4. làm cho bở, xốp (bánh ngọt)

    To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.

    transitive

  5. giảm bớt, thu hẹp

    To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.

    transitive

    to shorten an allowance of food

    Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain.

    My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]

  6. làm vụn, làm bở

    To make crumbly.

    transitive

    Corn flour makes delicious pie crust, and needs less lard to shorten it.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. thu dây, kéo căng dây

    To take in the slack of (a rope).

    transitive

  2. cuốn bớt buồm

    To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

    transitive

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