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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Higher policy interest rates disrupt this process only if they undermine economic growth, curtail the flow of investor funds to "alternatives" and widen risk spreads in debt markets.
  只有较高的政策利率破坏了经济增长，缩减了投资者转向“可选”投资渠道的资金流，扩大了债市的风险息差，加息才会中断上述过程。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This would curtail demand and, ultimately, price pressures.
  这会抑制需求，最终降低物价压力。