英语词汇“shortening”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

shortening: shortenings+/foreshorten: foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens/short: shorted, shorten, shorter, shortest, shorting, shortish, shortly, shortness, shorts/shorten: foreshorten, shortened, shortener, shortening, shortens/shortener: shorteners

USAGE EXAMPLES

Depth would be thinned, so he proposed shortening practices.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016)

A commutation is the shortening of a sentence, while a presidential pardon absolves a person of a crime as if they were never convicted.

The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016)

President Obama issued the largest single day executive clemency grant on Monday by shortening the sentences of 153 people and pardoning 78 others.

Time(Dec 19, 2016)

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

Hyper

edible fat

oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue

2n act of decreasing in length

the dress needs shortening

Hypo|Hyper

abbreviation

shortening something by omitting parts of it

cut, cutting, cutting off

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction

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

truncation

the act of cutting short

clip, clipping, snip

the act of clipping or snipping

haircut

the act of cutting the hair

clipping, trim, trimming

cutting down to the desired size or shape

shearing

removing by cutting off or clipping

contracture

an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

tetanus

a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

uterine contraction

a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal

Braxton-Hicks contraction, false labor

painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency

vaginismus

muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination

decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

the act of decreasing or reducing something

单词	shortening
释义	shortening (once / 3169 pages) n WORD FAMILY shortening: shortenings+/foreshorten: foreshortened, foreshortening, foreshortens/short: shorted, shorten, shorter, shortest, shorting, shortish, shortly, shortness, shorts/shorten: foreshorten, shortened, shortener, shortening, shortens/shortener: shorteners USAGE EXAMPLES Depth would be thinned, so he proposed shortening practices. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) A commutation is the shortening of a sentence, while a presidential pardon absolves a person of a crime as if they were never convicted. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) President Obama issued the largest single day executive clemency grant on Monday by shortening the sentences of 153 people and pardoning 78 others. Time(Dec 19, 2016) 1n fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods Hyper edible fat oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue 2n act of decreasing in length the dress needs shortening Hypo\|Hyper abbreviation shortening something by omitting parts of it cut, cutting, cutting off the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) truncation the act of cutting short clip, clipping, snip the act of clipping or snipping haircut the act of cutting the hair clipping, trim, trimming cutting down to the desired size or shape shearing removing by cutting off or clipping contracture an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle tetanus a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses uterine contraction a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal Braxton-Hicks contraction, false labor painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency vaginismus muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something
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