foreshorten

foreshorten
verb
  1. [with obj.]portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it really is or as having less depth or distance, as an effect of perspective or the angle of vision
    用透视法(或按观察角度)缩短(或紧凑)(物体,风景)
    seen from the road, the mountain is greatly foreshortened.
    从公路上看,这座山被大幅拉近了。
    ■prematurely or dramatically shorten or reduce (something) in time or scale
    (在时间或规模上)大量缩减
    [as adj. foreshortened]Leicestershire won by 133 runs in a foreshortened contest.
    莱斯特郡以133次连续得分的成绩在一次短时赛中获胜。
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