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

• Shortening the development life cycle.
  缩短开发生命周期。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Concentrate on shortening the distance between the cloud and your end users.
  侧重于缩短云与您最终用户之间的距离。
• Software reuse is one of the important methods for improving software quality and shortening software developing period.
  软件复用技术是提高软件开发质量，缩短软件开发周期的重要方法之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• As soon as this bundle starts, the shortening service will be made available to clients.
  只要该bundle一启动，缩写服务就可用了。
• Shortening the decision-making process would provide one solution.
  缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。