shorten

〜を短くする,縮める

shorten の類語

abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce, cut back, abridge, take from, curtail, foreshorten, decrease, abstract, cut down, eat away, cut off short, scale down, shave, roll back, file away, telescope, lower, reap, sum up, shear, draw, lessen, take in, remove, summarize, bob, deduct, compress, boil down, thin, detract, narrow, take away, poll, weed, clip, crop, condense, concentrate, drain, compact, withdraw, step down, extract, dock, cut short, purse, trim, wear away, stunt, draw in, minimize, truncate, knit, thin out, top, short

shorten の反意語

lengthen, decompress

例文

• Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.
  遅く起きることによって朝を短くするな。
• I felt as if my life had been shortened.
  命が縮む思いをした。
• High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
  作動温度が高いと、潤滑剤の寿命は短くなる。

関連語

shortener, shortening

shorten の言い換えを探すには

shorten（短くする）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。