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

• Continuously improvement in shortening the order leadtime and purchasing method.
  持续改进，不断探讨订货周期的缩短及订货方式的改进。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The distance becomes shortening a lot.
  距离变近了很多。
• Reusable assets reduce costs by shortening development cycles.
  可重用资产能通过缩短开发周期来减少成本。
• 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！
• It has been shortening the service life of mines because of their low recovery ratio.
  乡镇煤矿资源回收率低，严重缩短了矿井的服务年限。
• Conclusion: Greatly increased the use of chymotrypsin hematoma absorption rate, shortening the time residual hematoma in the brain, reducing hospital costs and hospital stay.
  结论：使用糜蛋白酶大大提高了血肿的吸收速度，缩短了血肿在脑内残留时间，减少了住院费用和住院时间。
• 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。