syncope
n
1 [U, C] (medical 医) brief loss of consciousness; faint(ing) 晕厥.
2 [U] (linguistics 语言) shortening of a word by omitting one or more letters or syllables in the middle, eg `bosun' for `boatswain' 词中省音, 央字失落, 央音失落(省略词中的字母或音节, 如将 boatswain 略为 bosun).
🗣️ 情景例句
You're pretty close.
你的答案相当接近了。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.
欲加之罪,何患无辞。
'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.