shorten
معنی فارسی
کوتاه (تر) کردن مختصرکردن چيدن ترد کردن روغن دادن کوتاه (تر) شدن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/shôrt´'n/vt., vi.
● کوتاه کردن یا شدن
in the fall, the day's begin to shorten
در پاییز روزها به تدریج کوتاهتر میشود.
my trousers must be shortened by two centimeters
شلوارم باید دو سانتیمتر کوتاه بشود.
smoking shortens life
سیگار کشیدن عمر را کوتاه میکند.
● بادبان را تا حدی جمع کردن (که باد کمتری بگیرد)
● (شیرینی پزی) کره زدن
تعریف انگلیسی
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration “He shortened his trip due to illness” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements “The manuscript must be shortened” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make short or shorter “shorten the skirt” “shorten the rope by a few inches” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “They shorten their hair”
- become short or shorter “In winter, the days shorten” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate “bowdlerize a novel” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “They won't shorten the story”
مترادفها
verb active
1. Abbreviate, abridge, cut short, curtail.
2. Lessen, diminish, reduce, abridge.
3. Curtail, cut off.
4. Contract, lessen, diminish, retrench.
5. Confine, restrain, restrict, hinder.
6. Deprive, lop.