✂️shorten (ショーテン)

verb
/ˈʃɔːrtn/
短くする (mijikaku suru)

意味

To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent
意味の翻訳
物の長さ、時間、範囲を短くする
Mono no nagasa, jikan, han'i o mijikaku suru

例文

She decided to shorten her speech to fit the time limit.

彼女は時間内に収めるためにスピーチを短くすることに決めた。
Kanojo wa jikan nai ni osameru tame ni supichi o mijikaku suru koto ni kimeta.

同義語

abridge, trim, reduce, cut, condense

対義語

lengthen, extend, elongate

コロケーション

shorten the distance, shorten the time, shorten the skirt, shorten the trip

その他の例文

The line appears to shorten slowly.

列はゆっくり短くなっているようです。
Retsu wa yukkuri mijikaku natteiru yoda.

関連語彙

To act or conduct oneself in a particular way.
to break or fail to comply with a rule, law, or agreement
To include or absorb something into a larger group or category.
to pursue or harass someone persistently
to force something out through a small opening; to shape by pushing material through a mold
to demand payment; to formally accuse; to rush forward aggressively

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