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　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

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

• The most important, is to curtail the offeror's power to withdraw his offer.
  最为重要的，是削减要约人撤回他的要约的权利。
• 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。
• 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。
• Millions of households will soon have little choice but to sharply curtail their consumption.
  数百万家庭毫无选择，为了还债不得不急剧缩减他们的日常消费。
• Since it was near closing time, we had to curtail our discussion.
  因为商店快关门了，我们不得不提前结束了讨论。
• Results indicate that NSTs and certified nutrition support clinicians can curtail preventable spending from inappropriate PN use.
  结果指出NST和经认证的营养支持专家可减少PN不当引起的可避免费用。
• 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。
• The government hopes to curtail public spending.
  政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• 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。
• 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。