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His life was shortened by trouble.他的寿命因烦劳而缩短了。On a gradient the stride should be shortened.在坡道上应把步距收短。The course has now been shortened considerably.该课程现在已大大缩短了。Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.假期延长了，工作周则缩短了。His reception there shortened the odds that he might be the next Tory leader.他在那里得到的反应使他更有望成为英国保守党下一任领导人。The book contains many of the most popular stories from the Bible in shortened form.这本书里有许多经过缩略的最广为流传的圣经故事。His excesses shortened his life.饮食无度使他折寿。The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday.因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。I shortened/raised the hemline on the dress.我把连衣裙的底边缩短/加长了。His name is often shortened to Pat.他的名字常被简称为帕特。In August, the new growth is shortened to five or six buds.八月，新长出来的芽减少到只有五六个。I heard a shortened version of the song on the radio.我在电台听过这首歌的缩略版。The tailor ripped the hem and shortened the dress.裁缝拆开下摆将连衫裙收短。She shortened difficult words by dropping the final syllable.她略去难单词的最后一个音节，让单词变短。They shortened the book when they made the movie, but the basic story remained unaffected.他们拍电影时压缩了原著内容，但主要故事情节没有改变。His driving ban has been shortened by a year.他的禁驾期缩短了一年。His name's Lawrence, but it's usually shortened to Larry.他的名字是劳伦斯，但是一般简称拉里。The skirts were shortened an inch or two.这些裙子被改短了一两英寸。 |