curtail
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，
双解释义
n.(名词)
- vt. 截断，缩短 cut back;shorten
英英释义
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"
例句
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。