| 单词 | truncate |
| 释义 | truncate (once / 6570 pages) vadj The verb truncate means to cut off or shorten. You can truncate a board that is too long using a power saw, a chain saw, or perhaps even a karate kick. The word truncate is from a Latin word, truncare, which means "to maim or to cut off." Although this brings to mind a more grisly image ("truncate a limb in an accident"), you can actually truncate things that are not related to anatomy. You could truncate an essay by omitting a paragraph or two, or you could even truncate your vacation in Belize by heading home early. WORD FAMILYtruncate: truncated, truncates, truncating, truncation+/truncation: truncations USAGE EXAMPLESThe personal memoirs are sometimes truncated or repetitive. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) Giolito’s major league debut became as truncated as his Washington career. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) But the way cells typically translate the SMN-2 DNA sequence, most of its protein is truncated and is quickly degraded. Science Magazine(Dec 06, 2016) 1v make shorter as if by cutting off truncate a word Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains Syn|Hyper cut short shorten make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 2v approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one truncate a series Hyper approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) 3v replace a corner by a plane Hyper exchange, interchange, replace, substitute put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items 4adj terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off a truncate leaf Syn truncated short (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length |
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