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单词 foreshorten
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fore•short•en /fɔrˈʃɔrtən/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. Fine Artto make more compact;
    shorten.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fore•short•en  (fôr shôr′tn, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Fine Artto reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
  2. to abridge, reduce, or contract;
    make shorter.
  • fore- + shorten 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foreshorten /fɔːˈʃɔːtən/ vb (transitive)
  1. to represent (a line, form, object, etc) as shorter than actual length in order to give an illusion of recession or projection, in accordance with the laws of linear perspective
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