动词
中文翻译：使变短
同义词：
['shorten', 'shorten up']
例句：
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1. The tree has grown so tall that it's almost touching the ceiling.
这棵树长得太高了，都快碰到天花板了。
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2. We need to shorten our meeting time to save time for other tasks.
我们需要缩短会议时间，以便为其他任务节省时间。
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3. The train was delayed due to a signal failure, which shortened the journey time.
由于信号故障，火车延误了，行程时间缩短了。