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

• 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。
• Having an established and well-informed plan will curtail some of the panic that comes with security intrusions.
  拥有确定和周密的计划会减少安全入侵所带来的一些恐慌。
• The same state controls employed to curtail general political debate can also be used to control protests against them.
  用于压制一般政治辩论的国家控制手段，同样可用于控制针对这些跨国公司的抗议。
• This would curtail demand and, ultimately, price pressures.
  这会抑制需求，最终降低物价压力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Any measures to curtail credit default swap trading could have a bigger impact, however.
  然而，任何限制信用违约互换（cds）交易的措施，都可能带来更大的冲击。