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

• 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。
• My trousers need shortening.
  我的裤子需要改短。
• It has advantages of simple step, shortening operating time and so on.
  本发明具有步骤简单、缩短操作时间等优点。
• Shortening the development life cycle.
  缩短开发生命周期。
• The distance becomes shortening a lot.
  距离变近了很多。
• Reuse was always one of the ways of improving implementation of new applications and shortening development cycle.
  重用始终是改善新应用程序的实现和缩短开发周期的方法之一。
• And finally, this paper puts forward some countermeasures of reducing or shortening the lovelorn process.
  最后根据信任的特性提出了消除或缩短失恋过程的一些对策。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。