本文学习的单词都有缩短的意思。
abbreviate 缩短、缩写 一般用来表示消减字母,把词汇变成缩写词或通过删节把文章变短,或表示通过减少环节来缩短做某事的时间。常用被动式。
The ceremony was abbreviated by rain. 因为下雨,仪式从简。
compress 压缩、浓缩 一般用来表示压缩文章的长度但不减其信息量。而abbreviate表示对文章进行删节这一含义时候,含有牺牲一定信息量的意思。
The film compresses several years into half an hour 电影将几年前的事情浓缩到半小时里表现。
condense 浓缩,压缩 用来表示文章、讲演等的压缩或缩短,只保留最重要的部分。用于物则指提高浓度或减小体积等。
When water is taken out of milk, the milk becomes condensed. 将水分从牛奶中提炼出来牛奶就浓缩了。
shorten 弄短、缩短。一般指物体、长度、时间、距离等的缩短。
The new highway shortens the trip from Wuhan to Shang hai.这条新公路缩短了从武汉到上海的路程。
今天的作业:
用今天学的单词填空,翻译句子
He _______ his speech to half its original length.
答案:condensed 他将发言压缩到原来的一半
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