[TOP]shortening short·en·ing / ˈʃɔ:tniŋ; <ɪ style="color:#62081f">ŋæmə <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">ˈʃɔ:rt- / noun əu] fat that is used for making pastry (制作油酥点心用的)起酥油 [TOP]shortening short·en·ing / ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ ; ˈʃɔ:tnɪŋ / noun [U] 1. fat made from vegetable oil that you mix with flour when making PASTRY (l) 〔用植物油做的〕起酥油〔用于和面做糕点〕 [TOP]shorteningUK ['ʃɔ:.tən.ɪŋ] US ['ʃɔ:rt.nɪŋ] US noun uncountable » butter or other fat which is used in cooking, especially to make pastry soft and crumbly (= easily broken) （尤指使酥饼松脆的）酥油（如牛油） [TOP]shortening
1.N-MASS 物质名词 (和面团时用的)酥油，起酥油Shortening is cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough.