shortening

1.The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.

裁缝把这条裤子裁短了一些使之合身

2.a bank that is increasing its liquidity by shortening the average term of its loans.

一家以缩短平均贷款期限来提高其资流动性的银行

3.Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in.

将面粉倒在地上，并用刀子将松软剂加入进去

4.Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is the most common form of lethal neonatal dwarfism with micromelic shortening of the limbs, macrocephaly, platyspondyly, and reduced thoracic cavity.

摘要致死性畸胎是最见的致死性新生儿侏儒症其特点为短小的四肢、小胸、巨头及脑部发等。

5.The surgical treatment can reduce the degree of blepharospasm and the ptotic eyebrow,blepharoptosis,blepharochalasis and the shortening of blepharal width can be cured completely.

结果：手术能够明显减轻眼睑痉挛的程度，并能完全矫正眉下垂、上睑下垂、睑皮松弛、睑裂横径缩小等临床症状。

6.Brachydactyly： Shortening of the digits, short fingers and or toes, is due to the anomalous development of the phalanges or metacarpals.

短指（趾）是一种较见的手（足）部畸形。指（趾）骨短或缺，或者掌骨短，都可使手指（足趾）短。短指可能伴有多指或并指。

7.There are several pruning methods for Hippophae rhamnoides L. forests, namely, heading-back cut, thinning-out cut, shortening cut, renewal cut, watershoot pruning, etc.

对于一般沙棘林，其修剪方法主要包括短截、疏剪、回缩、新剪（留桩）、徒枝的修剪等。