telescoped

• 形容某物被缩短、压缩或挤紧，常指时间或空间上的压缩。

Describes something that has been shortened, compressed, or condensed, often in time or space.

1. Shortened or compressedC1formal

   Reduced in length or duration, as if parts have slid or been crushed together.

   压缩的

   • The meeting was telescoped into a single hour.
   • The novel's plot felt telescoped, skipping many details.
   • The telescope's collapsed tube is a telescoped structure.

   同义词abbreviatedcompressedcontractedreducedshortenedtruncated

   反义词elongatedexpandedextendedlengthenedprolongedstretched

• 动词，指像望远镜的套筒一样一节节地套叠或滑动收进彼此之中，也指压缩、缩短某物。

A verb meaning to slide or collapse into one another, like the sections of a telescope, or to condense or shorten something.

1. Shorten or compressB2formal

   To make something shorter or more compact, often by sliding or folding parts together.

   伸缩

   • The mechanic telescoped the antenna for storage.
   • The design allows the device to telescope into a smaller size.
   • He telescoped the tripod legs to fit in the bag.

   同义词collapsecompactcompresscondensecontractcrushfoldshortensquash

   反义词elongateexpandextendlengthenstretch

2. Condense in timeC1formal

   To compress events or processes into a shorter period of time.

   压缩时间

   • The director telescoped the entire story into a two-hour film.
   • The training program was telescoped from six months to three.
   • The timeline for the project was telescoped due to the deadline.

   同义词abbreviatecompresscondensecontractshortentruncate

   反义词expandextendlengthenprolong