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单词 foreshorten
释义 foreshorten
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: fore- + shorten
1. : to shorten (as a design) by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained
2. : to make more compact : abridge, contract, shorten
 < distance and geography — though foreshortened in the air age — still have strategical … meaning — H.W.Baldwin >
 < allows a long and scattered history to be gathered and foreshortened — Susanne K. Langer >
 < dramatize and foreshorten the development of events — Times Literary Supplement >
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