to shorten

Since 1966 the time intervals between large earthquakes in the Solomon Islands have trended to shorten.

所罗门群岛自1965年以来，大地震间隔有缩短的趋势。

But we don't wish to shorten your supply.

但是我们不想使你们的供给变少。

They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car.

他们想要缩短生产汽车的时间。

Application of Quality Control Group Activities to Shorten Patients' Waiting Time Before Infusion

QC小组干预缩短输液患者等候时间

The director asked me to shorten the report to one page.

主管要我把报告缩为一页。

She hurried to shorten her dress to knee length.

她急急忙忙把新买的连衣裙改短到齐膝.

A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days — from Tuesday to Friday, and the first school year on this new timetable just started, CBS Denver reports.

据美国哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）丹佛分部报道，丹佛市外的一个学区已决定将一周的上课时间缩短为四天（周二到周五），按照这一新时间表开展课程的第一个学年已经开始。

You only have to shorten the name you have.

你只要缩短你的名字就好啦。

The goal is to shorten the operation time and enhance the efficiency by 11%.

改进后缩短了取放操作的时间，效率提高了11%。

How to Shorten the Period of Mould and Die Making

如何缩短模具制造周期

The Way to Shorten the Preparation Periods of Automotive Body Production in Japan

日本缩短汽车车身生产准备周期的有效途径

The two languages are combined together to shorten development cycle and increase efficiency.

两种语言结合使用，优势互补，可以缩短程序的开发周期。

On How to Shorten the Period of Science Research

如何缩短科研周期&兼谈科研成果的转化问题

As the competition of manufacturing enterprises gradually turning to speed competition from quality and scale competition, how to shorten the lead time is the primary factor to gain market for enterprise.

伴随着制造企业之间的竞争由质量竞争、规模竞争逐渐转向速度竞争，企业若要赢得市场，其中一个极其重要的因素就是缩短从订货到交货的周期。

The system can help to shorten the time of model selecting and achieve better economic benefits.

应用计算机辅助风机选型系统，可以缩短风机选型的周期，提高经济效益。

Her father paid £ 1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose

她父亲花了1,000英镑给她做了削鼻手术。

They are planning further steps to shorten working hours.

他们计划进一步采取步骤缩短工作时间。

A reasonable mechanical construction scheme is the key link to shorten construction period.

使用合理的机械化施工方案是缩短工期的一个关键环节。

Is it possible to shorten the cycle so that wait times drop?

是否有可能缩减循环时间，这样等待时间就得到了降低？

To include as many viewpoints as possible, the editor reserves the right to shorten letters.

为了能包括尽可能多的观点，编辑保留对信件进行删节的权力。

As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.

细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。

It can also help to shorten construction period, improve efficiency, reduce cost and perfect management.

这种技术主要是对工程进行规划和控制实施，在缩短工程建设周期、提高工效、降低造价和提高生产管理水平方面均有显著效果。

Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose...

她父亲花了 1,000 英镑给她做了削鼻手术。

Design process re-engineering helps to shorten time to market while maintaining product quality.

对设计过程进行改进可以在不降低产品设计质量的前提下缩短产品开发周期。

Ultrasonic treatment could be used to shorten sample extraction time with the same extracting effect.

利用超声波处理样品可以缩短样品提取时间并得到同样的提取效果。

These inter-district bus-only lanes are expected to shorten bus journey times, make services more reliable and attract more commuters to use buses instead of private cars, in turn alleviating traffic congestion.

这些跨区巴士专用线预料会缩短巴士的行车时间，令服务更可靠，同时吸引更多上班上学人士放弃私家车改乘巴士，从而减轻交通挤塞的情况。

With the presented strategy, it is possible to shorten design periods and enhance efficiency.

这就大大地缩短了设计周期，极大地提高了工作效益。

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

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。

On Ways to Shorten the Distance between Cultural Imagination and Cultural Reality

关于如何缩短文化想象与文化现实之间的距离

In the past, manufacturer mainly competed product scale and product quality. But now, the modern manufacturing enterprise increasingly focused on the speed competition and to shorten the product life cycle to be better adapted to marker change in the form.

以前的制造企业主要竞争企业生产规模、企业产品质量，而现代的制造企业越来越注重速度竞争，努力缩短产品生命周期，以更加适应市场形式的变化。