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

• The distance becomes shortening a lot.
  距离变近了很多。
• It is the important way for shortening drilling cycle and decreasing the drilling cost.
  这是缩短钻井周期、降低钻井成本的重要途径。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You could start by shortening your lines! I feel like I've waited a lifetime!
  你可以从弄短这些队伍开始！我好象等了一辈子一样！
• Future research should target shortening process and reducing pollution, particularly the discharge of carbon during the recovery process.
  今后的研究方向应是缩短工艺流程，减少环境污染，尤其要减少回收过程中的碳排放。
• 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。
• 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。
• It would be much more useful if we delay creating the shorten command until the shortening service was available.
  如果我们把创建shorten命令延迟到shortening服务可用之后会很有用。