| 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 EXAMPLESDepth 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 offthe 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) truncationthe act of cutting short clip, clipping, snipthe act of clipping or snipping haircutthe act of cutting the hair clipping, trim, trimmingcutting down to the desired size or shape shearingremoving by cutting off or clipping contracturean abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle tetanusa sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses uterine contractiona 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 laborpainless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency vaginismusmuscular 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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