To shorten ( a word or words ) by leaving out letters or syllables.

English syllables are classified into two kinds: stressed and unstressed.

英语单词有重读音节和非重读音节之分.

There are three syllables in the word " important " .

“ Important ”这个词有三个音节.

Chuck: Not quite. Eight letters. Three syllables. Say them and I'm yours.

不是的. 八个字母, 三个字, 说出它们,我 就是 你的.

Her shoes are unfastened -- symbolizing easy childbirth in the future.

鞋子的带子松着不系, 象征将来顺利分娩.

This circular pendant symbolizing harmony and eternity is both timeless and classic.

本通告挂件,象征着永恒的和谐,既是永恒经典.

Yuanxiao is sticky, sweet round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.

元宵口感粘糯, 口味香甜,外观浑圆, 象征着一家人团圆 、 美满和幸福.

Yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.

元宵粘粘的 、 甜甜的并且在形状上圆圆的, 象征家庭和顺 、 圆满和幸福.

White symbolizing the sinless nature of Jesus.

白色象征了耶稣的纯洁无罪.

The bonfire in the middle, symbolizing the source of light, possesses incomparable light and heat.

中间的篝火象徵著光明的来源, 源源不断地传播光和热.

Many people wore green yesterday, symbolizing around opposition movement.

很多人昨天穿上了绿色, 象征反对运动.

Specific dragons are often given Turkic names, symbolizing the long-standing conflict between the Slavs and Turks.

确切的龙经常被命名以具有土耳其风格的名字, 这是斯拉夫与土耳其 长期 冲突的表现.

Such an order will surely involve re-examining the interface between the public and the private spheres.

建立这样的秩序肯定会牵涉到对于公共与私人领域之间界限的重新审核.

Many are also re-examining the gap in pay between executives and other employees.

许多公司还在重新审核高管工资与其他雇员之间的差距.

In the second edition , we re-examined the book and made some revisions to it.

再版的时候, 我们对书中文字做了重新刊定.

I was examined and re-examined.

我受到再三盘问.

The ice will not sustain your weight.

这冰承受不了你的体重。

to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat

遭受损失；受伤；遭到失败

A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.

一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。

He leant against her so heavily that she could barely sustain his weight.

他重重地靠在她身上,让她几乎撑不住了。

a period of sustained economic growth

经济持续增长的时期