truncation
noun[U]
uk/trʌŋˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/trʌŋˈkeɪ.ʃən/theactof making somethingshorterorquicker,especiallybyremovingthe end of it:
截短;截平Theterm"novel" is a truncation of theItalianword "novella".“novel"这个(英文)单词是从意大利语中的单词截短而来的。(截短法是英文单词的构词法之一。)
Officialsclaimedthe truncation of theracewasdueto theearthquake.官方声称赛程的(临时)缩短是因为地震的缘故。
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- Nickgrievesat thelossof hisfriend, and for theabrupttruncation oftheirsharedhistory.
- He took afinancialhitwith all of hisexpenses,taxes, and the truncation of hiscareer.
- Webelievethatdeathis not a truncation oflifebut acontinuation.
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- rollback
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- shave
- telescope