To fit the article into the journal's page limit, the editor had to truncate the lengthy historical introduction.
为了符合期刊的页数限制，编辑不得不截短冗长的历史引言。
Which choice best defines “truncate”?
A — To shorten by cutting off.. “truncate” means To shorten by cutting off..
Which word means “To shorten by cutting off.”?
A — truncate. “truncate” means To shorten by cutting off..
truncate — To shorten by cutting off.. In Chinese: 截短；缩减.
truncate is pronounced //trʌŋˈkeɪt//.
To fit the article into the journal's page limit, the editor had to truncate the lengthy historical introduction. (为了符合期刊的页数限制，编辑不得不截短冗长的历史引言。)
shorten, cut, abbreviate — all close in meaning to truncate (To shorten by cutting off.).
extend, lengthen — each the opposite of truncate (To shorten by cutting off.).
Yes. truncate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
trunc(砍) → 砍掉一截。