1V-ERG (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间) If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. (使)时间变短;缩短(…的时间)
Smoking can shorten your life. [VERB noun]
吸烟会缩短你的寿命。
The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday. [VERB noun]
因庆祝劳工节,这个交易日交易时间缩短了。
When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. [VERB]