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shortening
[英] [ˈʃɔ:tniŋ] [美] [ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ, ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ] 生词本

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1. N-MASS (和面团时用的)酥油，起酥油 Shortening is cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough. 
Noun

1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

2. act of decreasing in length;

  • "the dress needs shortening"

体育

  • 1.收缩
  • 2.缩短