他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求┃，但每周工时要缩短┃。 The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.
挛缩一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织┃，会导致扭曲或变形┃，特别是身体关节处 An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.
该剧经删去两场而缩短了。 The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes.
老师让我把报告缩短为一页┃。 My teacher asked me to shorten the report to one page.
总统不得不缩短他的访问日期┃。 The President had to curtail his visit.
