curtail

美[kɜːr'teɪl] 英[kɜː'teɪl]

v. 缩减；削减；截短

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

近义词：shorten，clip，decrease，restrict，curb，cutback，cutshort，condense，abbreviate，limit，contract，restrain，cut，abridge，holdback，compress，reinin，reduce，inhibit，paredown，trim，whittle，minimize，lessen，abate，abstinence，economize，diminish，stem，

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n.(名词)

vt. 截断，缩短 cut back;shorten

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Verb

place restrictions on;
"curtail drinking in school"
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent;
"My speech was cut short" "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

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用作动词(v.)

Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.她因病而减少了体育活动。
The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
The government hopes to curtail public spending in the next tax year.政府希望在下个财税年度减少公家开支。
Given this, China will continue to take measures to curtail the trend of deflation.因此,中国还要继续采取措施以遏制通缩的趋势。
The President had to curtail his visit.总统不得不缩短他的访问日期。

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