shortening

/'ʃɔ:tniŋ/

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n. 缩短, 使糕饼松脆的油

[化] 起酥油

shortening something by omitting parts of it

shortening; abridging.

Shortening by apocope

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) n

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening

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