truncate

/trʌŋˈkeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈʌŋkˌet] /ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈʌŋkˌet] /ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt How to pronounce truncate (audio) ˈtrən-/ (ame, mw)

truncate — 動詞

  • truncatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • truncateshe / she / it
  • truncatedpast simple
  • truncating-ing form

1. to shorten something by removing its end or last part — for example, truncating

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

截短；縮短

切除末端使變短

to shorten something by removing its end or last part — for example, truncating a speech, an article, a list of names, or a computer file

例句

The editor truncated the lengthy article to fit the weekend edition's page limit.

報紙編輯截短了作者的文章，以配合週末版的版面空間。

active: truncate + noun phrase (article/report/text)

Shanti's interview on the evening news was truncated because the next programme was already starting.

Shanti 的新聞專訪因為下一個節目已經要開始了，所以被縮短了。

passive: be truncated + reason clause

同義詞
  • shorten

    more general; does not specify that the end is removed

  • cut short

    less technical, common in everyday speech

  • abbreviate

    applies specifically to words or texts, often using a standard shortened form

反義詞
  • lengthen

    general opposite — to make longer

  • extend

    implies adding length in time or space

文法句型

truncate + noun phrase

be truncated (passive)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice, especially in writing and computing contexts. The thing that is truncated (article, list, file) is cut before its natural ending — not simply made shorter in the middle.

常見錯誤

❌I truncated the meeting by ten minutes.
✅I cut the meeting short by ten minutes.
💡'truncate' is not used for shortening the duration of a live event; it applies to texts, lists, and data.

truncate — 形容詞