truncate

英 [trʌŋˈkeɪt]

美 [ˈtrʌŋkeɪt]

v.  截短，缩短，删节(尤指掐头或去尾)

过去分词：truncated　现在分词：truncating　过去式：truncated　第三人称单数：truncates　

GRE

BNC.22088 / COCA.25047

牛津词典

verb

• 截短，缩短，删节（尤指掐头或去尾）
  to make sth shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end
  1. My article was published in truncated form.
     我的文章以节录的形式发表了。

英英释义

verb

• make shorter as if by cutting off
  1. truncate a word
  2. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
  Synonym:cut short
• approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
  1. truncate a series
• replace a corner by a plane

adj

• terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
  1. a truncate leaf
  2. truncated volcanic mountains
  3. a truncated pyramid
  Synonym:truncated

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