foreshorten
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈʃɔːrtn/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈʃɔːtn/
verb
R
To make something look smaller or closer than it really is, usually in a picture or when seen from a certain angle.
When you look down at the people from the top of a tall building, they may appear foreshortened.
从高楼顶部向下看时，人们可能看起来缩短了。
R
To cause something to end sooner than expected or planned.
The game was foreshortened by the sudden rainstorm.
比赛因突如其来的暴风雨而缩短了。
translation
透视缩短, 缩短
词形变化
3rd Present
foreshortens
Past
foreshortened
Perfect
foreshortened
Progressive
foreshortening