🇬🇧🇨🇳 truncate - 截短 : English Lesson

Meaning of "truncate" ("截短"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To truncate something means to stop it or cut it off before it’s finished, like cutting the end off a sentence, a movie, or even a pizza so it’s suddenly shorter than it was supposed to be.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Mom had to truncate my three-hour story about a squirrel by saying, "Pause—forever," at minute two.

Dad truncated my video game time so fast it felt like someone pressed the off button on my happiness.

I truncated my little brother’s speech about his stuffed dinosaur by giving him a cookie mid-sentence.

Our class play was truncated when the cardboard castle fell over and hit the king and queen.

When the internet crashed, it truncated my video call so my frozen face looked like I’d just smelled my gym socks.

On the balcony a sunflower grew too tall. The child shouted, "Do not truncate! Please don't truncate!" The gardener said, "I will truncate to save it." She did truncate the heavy head, then truncate the long leaves again. The child cried, then hugged the short stem. Next week green shoots made them both smile.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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