trun·cate
verb/trʌŋˈkeɪt/
/ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they truncate | /trʌŋˈkeɪt/ /ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it truncates | /trʌŋˈkeɪts/ /ˈtrʌŋkeɪts/ |
| past simple truncated | /trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle truncated | /trʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form truncating | /trʌŋˈkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- truncate something to make something shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end
截短，缩短，删节（尤指掐头或去尾） - My article was published in truncated form.
我的文章以节录的形式发表了。 - a truncated pyramid
【数】 斜截棱锥. - Further discussion was truncated by the arrival of tea.
因上了茶水, 深入讨论缩短了。
Word Originlate 15th cent. (earlier (Middle English) as truncation): from Latin truncat- ‘maimed’, from the verb truncare. - My article was published in truncated form.