curtail

英 [kɜː'teɪl] 美 [kɜːr'teɪl]

• v. 缩减；削减；截短

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. vt. 截断，缩短

   cut back;shorten

英英释义

Verb:

1. place restrictions on;

   "curtail drinking in school"
   

2. 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.)

1. Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
   她因病而减少了体育活动。
2. The government hopes to curtail public spending.
   政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. The President had to curtail his visit.
   总统不得不缩短他的访问日期。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. Since I've lost my job I have to curtail our spending.
   既然我没有了工作，我得减少花销。
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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。

经典引文

• The freedom of expression..may have to be curtailed when it threatens the security of the state.

  出自： A. J. Ayer

• My account is curtailed, but omits nothing of substance.

  出自： I. Murdoch

词汇搭配

• curtail expenditures 节约支出

近反义词

【近义词】

• shorten 弄短
• clip 夹住
• decrease 减少
• restrict 限制
• curb 路边
• cut back 削减
• cut short 中断
• condense 浓缩
• abbreviate 缩写
• limit 限度
• contract 合同
• restrain 抑制
• cut 切
• abridge 删节
• hold back 阻碍
• compress 压缩
• rein in 严加控制
• reduce 减少
• inhibit 抑制
• pare down 削减
• trim 修剪
• whittle 削(木头)
• minimize 将 ... 减到最少...
• lessen 减少
• abate 缓和
• abstinence 节制
• economize 节约
• diminish 减少
• stem 柄

派生词

n.(名词)

• curtailment n. 缩短，减少，削减