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

• His powers will be severely curtailed.
  他的权力将受到极大的限制。
• He added that the low price would drive some producers to curtail output, allowing the price to rise.
  他还指出，价格的低迷将促使一些生产商削减产出，从而为价格上涨提供了空间。
• 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。
• Even the very wealthy have to curtail their expenditure when the value of their stock portfolios decline.
  当股票投资组合价值下跌时，即使非常富有的人也不得不减少支出。
• He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
  他表示，那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。
• 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。
• Social and political pressures have also made it difficult to curtail benefits or reduce total public expenditure.
  社会和政治的压力也使各国政府难以削减公共福利或降低公共开支总额。
• We had to curtail the size of the party because the larger room was no longer available.
  我们必须缩减晚会的规模，因为已经找不到大一点的厅了。
• Several authors have noted that flower and cone production should curtail wood increment.
  几位作者都注意到，花和球果的产生会削弱木材的生长。
• 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。