缩短

受伤的问题有可能缩短他的职业生涯。

Injury problems could shorten his career .

该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。

The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours

她把自己之前的最佳纪录缩短了两秒。

She clipped two seconds off her previous best time .

我们就缩短这门课程的时限进行了讨论。

We discussed shortening the length of the course .

如果走这条路，可以缩短两小时的行程。

If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip .

迟迟待在办公室讨论缩短工作时间恰恰是在阻挠这一目标的实现！

Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise !

自动化会使工作周缩短，也更为灵活。

Automation would bring a shorter , more flexible working week .

随着工会越来越壮大，有了提高工资、缩短工作时间的要求。

Increasing unionization led to demands for higher wages and shorter hours .

由于顺风，飞行时间缩短了半小时。

A tailwind had cut the flying time by half an hour .

他大幅缩短了这篇故事，将其中一个人物彻底砍掉了。

He hacked away at the story , eliminating one character entirely .

她感觉丈夫的意外升迁缩短了他的人生。

She felt that her husband 's unexpected promotion foreshortened his life .

因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。

The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday

缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。

Shortening the decision-making process would provide one solution .

假期延长，工作周就缩短了。

Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened

他将世界纪录缩短了10秒。

He has knocked 10 seconds off the world record

工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。

The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week .

她已经将一英里赛跑的国家纪录缩短了4秒。

She 's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile

博德曼完成全程用时1小时43分，把自己的赛道纪录缩短了49秒。

Boardman finished in 1hr 43mins , clipping 49 seconds from his own course record .

他希望通过出庭检举从前的同事缩短自己12年的刑期。

He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by testifying against his former colleagues .

吸烟会缩短你的寿命。

Smoking can shorten your life

如果我们被迫把电影缩短1小时，那么他付出的许多努力就会白费，他的才华也将大半被淹没。

So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film

工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced . Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week .

仪式因天下雨而缩短了。

The ceremony was abbreviated by rain .

小事故会缩短汽车寿命。

Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car .

美国人把catalogue这个词加以缩短，成了catalog。

The Americans cut back the word " catalogue " and it became " catalog " .

提高效率，缩短工期。

Increase efficiency and shorten the time limit for the project .

各种资料与建议缩短为极简单的要点。

The information and advice are boiled down to bare essentials .

请缩短这篇冗长的讲话。

Please give an abbreviation of this long speech .

1年的课程被缩短为6个月。

The year-long course was cut to six months .

用于缩短育种周期及胚培养的种子切切不可使其干燥。

Seeds to be used for some shortened breedingcycle methods or for embryo culture should never be allowed to dry .