shortening

['ʃɔ:tniŋ]

n.起酥油,缩短
动词shorten的现在分词

词形变化

名词: shortener | 动词过去式: shortened | 动词过去分词: shortened | 动词现在分词: shortening | 动词第三人称单数: shortens |

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英英释义

名词 shortening:

fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

act of decreasing in length

动词 shorten:

make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

同义词：shorten

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

同义词：abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

make short or shorter

同义词：shorten

become short or shorter

同义词：shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

同义词：bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

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