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詞彙 shortening 在中文的含義

shortening 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

shortening

US /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
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名詞

1.

起酥油, 酥油

fat (such as butter, lard, or vegetable oil) used to make pastry or bread crisp and flaky

範例:
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Add a tablespoon of shortening to the flour mixture.
在麵粉混合物中加入一湯匙起酥油。
•
The pie crust was made with vegetable shortening.
派皮是用植物起酥油做的。
同義詞:
lardbuttermargarinefatgrease
2.

縮短, 簡化

the action or process of making something shorter

範例:
•
The shortening of the school day was met with mixed reactions.
縮短上課時間引起了不同的反應。
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The shortening of the skirt made it more fashionable.
裙子的縮短使其更時尚。
同義詞:
abbreviationtruncationcondensationcurtailmentreduction
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞