trun·cate /ˈtrʌŋˌket, ˈtrʌn-/
  (vt.)切去頭端,縮短,截棱成平面(a.)切去了頭的,縮短了的
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  截斷
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  Trun·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truncated p. pr. & vb. n. Truncating.]  To cut off; to lop; to maim.
  Trun·cate a.  Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
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  truncate
       adj : terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or
             point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic
             mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" [syn: truncated]
       v 1: replace a corner by a plane
       2: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one;
          "truncate a series"
       3: make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word";
          "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [syn:
          cut short]