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Curtail Verb Limit Kɜːˈteɪl Curtailed Curtailment Reduce Severely

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curtail

[kɜ:ˈteɪl]curtailed, curtailing, curtails

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削减(52%),缩减(35%),截短(13%)
vt.缩减;剪短;剥夺…特权等
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Collins
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/kɜː(r)te͟ɪl/
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[VERB 动词]缩短;减缩;限制 If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
  [V n]
  [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 ; NAmE kɜːrˈteɪl / verb curtailsth ( 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·ment curtailment curtailments / kɜːˈteɪlmənt ; NAmE kɜːrˈteɪlmənt / noun [uncountable ] the curtailment of civil liberties 对公民自由的限制 curtail curtails curtailed curtailing cur·tail / kɜːˈteɪl ; NAmE kɜːrˈteɪl / cur·tail·ment / kɜːˈteɪlmənt ; NAmE kɜːrˈteɪlmənt /
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curtailcur‧tail /kɜːˈteɪl $ kɜːr-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal
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to reduce or limit something SYN  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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