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
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- Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
购书开支已被大大削减。 - 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。
- Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.- 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。 - 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。 - His powers will be severely curtailed.
他的权力将受到极大的限制。
- NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...
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
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
他表示,那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。 - We had to curtail the size of the party because the larger room was no longer available.
我们必须缩减晚会的规模,因为已经找不到大一点的厅了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They feared that China would drastically curtail the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents.
他们担心中国会大幅度地减少香港公民的权利和自由。 - Any measures to curtail credit default swap trading could have a bigger impact, however.
然而,任何限制信用违约互换(cds)交易的措施,都可能带来更大的冲击。 - 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。