foreshorten

🇺🇸 /fɔːrˈʃɔːrtn/ 🇬🇧 /fɔːˈʃɔːtn/
빈도
난이도
태그 RARE
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.

높은 건물의 꼭대기에서 사람들을 내려다보면, 그들은 축소된 것처럼 보일 수 있습니다.

R

To cause something to end sooner than expected or planned.

The game was foreshortened by the sudden rainstorm.

갑작스런 폭풍우 때문에 경기가 단축되었습니다.

translation

v. 축소하다, 짧게 만들다

어형 변화

3rd Present foreshortens
Past foreshortened
Perfect foreshortened
Progressive foreshortening