curtail

英 [kɜːˈteɪl]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪl]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩

过去分词：curtailed　现在分词：curtailing　过去式：curtailed　第三人称单数：curtails　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8521 / COCA.9041

牛津词典

verb

• 限制；缩短；减缩
  to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
  1. Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
     购书开支已被大大削减。
  2. The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
     那次讲座被突然鸣响的火警中断了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
  If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
  1. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...
     北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。
  2. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...
     我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
  3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
     他的权力将受到极大的限制。

英英释义

verb

• place restrictions on
  1. curtail drinking in school
  Synonym:restrictcurbcut back
• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
  1. My speech was cut short
  2. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
  Synonym:clipcut short

双语例句

• To curtail the extra effect, and uses the measured sufficiently, slide multinomial fitting model is put forward.
  为了更加充分的利用观测信息，减少外界因素影响，提出了滑动多项式拟合模型。
• One of the reasons people curtail their spending is because they lose their jobs.
  人们减少支出的原因之一是，他们失去了工作。
• They feared that China would drastically curtail the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents.
  他们担心中国会大幅度地减少香港公民的权利和自由。
• That would do more to curtail moral hazard than a perfect mechanism that cannot be used.
  与一个不可能使用的完美机制相比，这将在更大程度上降低道德风险。
• His powers will be severely curtailed.
  他的权力将受到极大的限制。
• Some players said they will curtail practice and workouts.
  一些球员表示，他们将制止和实践锻炼。
• By the same token, reduced military budgets would force the government to curtail its foreign involvement.
  根据同样理由，削减军事预算就可以迫使政府减少其在国外的卷入。
• It also scrapped or lowered a range of export rebates to curtail mounting exports and curb excessive production.
  同时也削减呵降低了一部分出口退款来减缩和遏制增多的出口产品。
• However real-name registration will also curtail people's ability to report, often anonymously, corruption and official abuses.
  然而，实名登记制还将限制人们在网上举报官员腐败和滥用职权，这些举报通常是匿名进行的。
• I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time
  我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。