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.
