单词：truncates
音标：[ˈtrʌŋˌkeɪts] ；
v. 截面的( truncate的第三人称单数 ); 截头的; 缩短了的; 截去顶端或末端
v replace a corner by a plane
v approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
v make shorter as if by cutting off
v approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
v make shorter as if by cutting off
truncate的用法和样例：
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- truncate a news item to fit an available space删减一条新闻以适应报纸的篇幅
- Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains.侵蚀削去了山脊。
词汇搭配
- truncate wing平截翅
- execute truncate执行中断
- truncate leaf截形叶
经典引文
Lawrence wrote a remarkable amount in a life truncated by tuberculosis.
出自：A. BurgessThe battle..lasted long enough to give the allies time to truncate Iraq's military.
出自：Time