foreshorten
verb [ T ] uk/fɔːˈʃɔː.tən/ us/fɔːrˈʃɔːr.t̬ən/
减少；缩短
to reduce something or make it shorter
Smoking was certainly one of the factors that foreshortened his life. 吸烟无疑是缩短他寿命的因素之一。
art specialized（绘画或摄影）用透视法缩小（或缩短）
to draw, paint, or photograph people or objects to make them seem smaller or closer together than they really are