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缩短
suō duǎn
Meaning
- to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
Definition
缩短（suō duǎn）意为使长度、时间、距离等变短。
shorten; curtail; reduce in length, time, distance, etc.
Usage
常用于描述减少时间、距离、长度等，可接宾语，如缩短工期、缩短距离。
Commonly used to describe reducing time, distance, length, etc., can take an object, e.g., shorten construction period, shorten distance.
Examples
- 1 通过优化流程，我们成功缩短了生产周期。 (By optimizing the process, we successfully shortened the production cycle.)
- 2 这条新路缩短了从市中心到机场的距离。 (This new road shortens the distance from the city center to the airport.)
- 3 老师建议缩短课间休息时间，以增加课堂内容。 (The teacher suggested shortening the break time to increase class content.)
- 4 为了赶上截止日期，团队不得不缩短假期。 (To meet the deadline, the team had to shorten their vacation.)
- 5 这个软件可以自动缩短长链接。 (This software can automatically shorten long links.)
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