[VERB 动词]缩短;减缩;限制 If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
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[FORMAL 正式]
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。
Oxford
cur·tail/kɜːˈteɪl; NAmEkɜːrˈteɪl/verbcurtailsth ( formal) to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time 限制;缩短;减缩◆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。▶cur·tail·mentcurtailmentcurtailments/kɜːˈteɪlmənt; NAmEkɜːrˈteɪlmənt/noun[uncountable ]◆the curtailment of civil liberties对公民自由的限制curtailcurtailscurtailedcurtailingcur·tail/kɜːˈteɪl; NAmEkɜːrˈteɪl/cur·tail·ment/kɜːˈteɪlmənt; NAmEkɜːrˈteɪlmənt/
to reduce or limit somethingSYN cut: The new law will curtail police powers.severely/drastically curtail Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.—curtailment noun [countable, uncountable]
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