| 单词 | shortening |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔SHORT〕You can improve your writing just by shortening some of these long sentences. 只要把这些长句子改短，你的文章就可以好一些。朗文写作活用〔abbreviation〕The act or product of shortening.省略，简略：缩略的行为或结果美国传统〔bob〕Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.【非正式用语】 鼻部整形术：外科手术中鼻子的整形或截短美国传统〔bowdlerize〕To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.通过删节曲解：修改、缩短或简化或以一定方式歪曲一本书的内容美国传统〔contraction〕Physiology The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber.【生理学】 收缩：工作肌肉或肌肉纤维的变短和变粗美国传统〔contracture〕An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.挛缩：一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织，会导致扭曲或变形，特别是身体关节处美国传统〔cut〕Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in.将面粉倒在地上，并用刀子将松软剂加入进去美国传统〔decision-making〕Shortening the decision-making process would provide one solution.缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。柯林斯高阶〔fit〕The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.裁缝把这条裤子裁短了一些使之合身美国传统〔gastrocnemius〕Leg cramps cause shortening of the gastrocnemius muscle in the calf.腿部痉挛引起小腿腓肠肌收缩。剑桥高阶〔home fry〕A potato that has been peeled, boiled, sliced, and then fried in butter, oil, or shortening. Often used in the plural.家常炸土豆片：削皮，煮熟，切片的土豆然后在油和黄油中炸过或变松脆的土豆条，常用复数美国传统〔length〕We discussed shortening the length of the course.我们就缩短这门课程的时间进行了讨论。牛津高阶〔paste〕A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.面团，油酥：由水、面粉和黄油或其它使糕饼变脆的油混和而成的光滑的面团，用来做糕点美国传统〔pastry〕Dough or paste consisting primarily of flour, water, and shortening that is baked and often used as a crust for foods such as pies and tarts.油酥面团：烘烤过的，主要由面粉、水和松栈油脂构成的且常用作馅饼或果馅饼等食物的外壳的面团或面糊美国传统〔shortbread〕A cookie made of flour, sugar, and much butter or other shortening.奶油甜酥饼：一种由面粉、糖，大量奶油或其它起酥油制成的小饼美国传统〔shorten〕The days are shortening.白天变得越来越短了。朗文当代〔shorten〕The days are rapidly shortening.白昼在很快缩短。英汉大词典〔shorten〕To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.使松脆：在（面粉）上加起酥油以使其变得松脆美国传统〔sponge cake〕A very light, porous cake made of flour, sugar, beaten eggs, and flavoring and containing no shortening.海绵蛋糕，松软蛋糕：一种轻的，用面粉、糖、蛋液，调味香料制成的多孔蛋糟糕美国传统For the cake, you need flour, shortening, eggs, milk and sugar.做蛋糕时需要面粉、起酥油、鸡蛋、牛奶和糖。剑桥国际The workers welcomed the shortening of work hours. 工人们欢迎缩短工作时间。译典通 |
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