truncate

🇬🇧 UK/'trʌŋkeit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To shorten something by cutting off a part; to remove digits from a number without rounding

截短,截断;(数字)截尾

adj.

Cut short; having an abrupt end as if cut off

被截短的,截断的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
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ateto make, having
=truncate

Common Collocations

  • 1.truncate a file截断文件
  • 2.truncate a string截断字符串
  • 3.truncate a number截尾数字
  • 4.[truncate data]截断数据

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The database will truncate any string that exceeds the maximum field length.

  • 2.

    The editor had to truncate the article to fit the available space on the page.

  • 3.

    When truncating a decimal, simply drop the digits after the desired place value.

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