shortening

US /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
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1.

起酥油, 酥油

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

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Add a tablespoon of shortening to the flour mixture.
在面粉混合物中加入一汤匙起酥油。
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The pie crust was made with vegetable shortening.
派皮是用植物起酥油做的。
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lardbuttermargarinefatgrease
2.

缩短, 简化

the action or process of making something shorter

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The shortening of the school day was met with mixed reactions.
缩短上课时间引起了不同的反应。
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The shortening of the skirt made it more fashionable.
裙子的缩短使其更时尚。
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abbreviationtruncationcondensationcurtailmentreduction