shortening

英 [ˈʃɔːtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɔːrtnɪŋ]

n.  (制作油酥点心用的)起酥油
v.  (使)变短，缩短
shorten的现在分词

现在分词：shortening　复数：shortenings　

化学

BNC.33129 / COCA.25891

牛津词典

noun

• （制作油酥点心用的）起酥油
  fat that is used for making pastry

柯林斯词典

• (和面团时用的)酥油，起酥油
  Shorteningis cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough.

英英释义

noun

• act of decreasing in length
  1. the dress needs shortening
• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

双语例句

• There is no doubt that the pressures of adult anxiety are shortening childhood, and squeezing it besides.
  毫无疑问，成人的焦虑所产生的压力，缩短了孩童时期，并且压制了它。
• This type of fat is typically found in margarine, shortening, and hydrogenated cooking oils.
  这种类型的脂肪是通常存在于人造黄油、起酥油、和氢化食用油。
• It's only when we start the shortening services that the shorten command is registered.
  只有当我们启动针对shorten命令所注册的shortening服务时才行。
• CUTS to school staff have forced a primary head teacher to consider shortening her pupils'lunch hour and school day.
  学校工作人员的裁减，迫使小学班主任考虑缩短学生的午餐时间和授课时间。
• Conclusion Congenital ptosis can be effectively treated by maximum shortening of upper eyelid levator muscle.
  目的探讨应用提上睑肌缩短术治疗中重度先天性上睑下垂的效果。
• Hypertension in children is a very frightening and potentially life shortening condition.
  高血压儿童是一个很可怕的潜在寿命缩短的情况。
• The aerial can be adjusted to the frequency of those signals by lengthening or shortening the spout.
  靠加长或缩短这根水柱，天线就能调节到相应的信号频率。
• Shortening period of product life cycle requires companies to accelerate their technological upgrading.
  第二，产品生命周期的缩短，要求企业必须加速技术更新。
• Options, directives, and functions continue to simplify programming tasks, shortening development time and reducing risk.
  选项、指令和函数继续简化了编程任务，从而缩短了编程时间并减少了风险。
• Ensure all test specifications are written and displayed in the same format, shortening spec review time.
  确保所有测试规范都以相同的格式编写和显示，以缩短规范的审查时间。