a shortening of sth
表示长度或时间上的缩短，通常与 of 连用，前面常加 a。
New safety rules led to a shortening of the working day.
新的安全规定使工作日缩短了。
缩短；变短
起酥油；烘焙用油脂；烘焙用脂肪(如黄油或猪油)；缩短长度；使糕饼松脆的油；[化] 起酥油
the act or process of making something shorter
烘焙用脂肪(如黄油或猪油)
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
缩短长度
act of decreasing in length
Cream the shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.
把起酥油和糖一起搅打至轻盈蓬松。
用法提示：shortening 是不可数名词，此处指烘焙用的油脂（起酥油）。
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For a flaky pie crust, cut the shortening into the flour with a pastry blender.
要做酥脆的派皮，就用切面刀把起酥油切入面粉中。
用法提示：shortening 是名词，作 cut 的宾语，表示烘焙用油脂。
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Vegetable shortening stays solid at room temperature, which makes it useful in baking.
植物起酥油在室温下保持固态，因此烘焙时很有用。
用法提示：shortening 为不可数名词，作主语，指起酥油/烘焙油脂。
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表示长度或时间上的缩短，通常与 of 连用，前面常加 a。
New safety rules led to a shortening of the working day.
新的安全规定使工作日缩短了。
指烘焙用的油脂时，shortening 是不可数名词，不加 a 或复数。
Add the shortening to the flour and mix until crumbly.
把起酥油加入面粉中，搅拌至呈颗粒状。
说明食品所用的油脂原料时，常用 be made with 结构。
These biscuits are made with shortening rather than butter.
这些饼干是用起酥油而不是黄油做的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She added a shortening to the dough.
正确表达She added some shortening to the dough.
shortening 指烘焙用的油脂时是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 修饰；表示“一些”要用 some，或直接使用 shortening。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager announced a shorten of the lunch break.
正确表达The manager announced a shortening of the lunch break.
shorten 是动词，不能作名词；表示“缩短”这一动作要用名词 shortening，常见结构是 the shortening of sth。
shortcoming 是可数名词，指人或事物的缺点、不足；shortening 意为起酥油（不可数）或缩短这一过程。两者只是拼写相近，含义完全不同，不要把'缺点'写成 shortening。
reduction 泛指数量、程度、价格等的减少，常与 in 连用；shortening 侧重长度变短这一动作或过程，更常用于'起酥油'义。说'降价、减员'用 reduction，不用 shortening。
contraction 多指体积、肌肉或经济规模的收缩，也指词语的缩略形式；shortening 只强调长度变短或烘焙用油脂。描述肌肉收缩、经济萎缩时用 contraction 更自然。
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