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

curtail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.
***希望缩减公共事业开支。
The government hopes to curtail public spending in the next tax year.
***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。
curtail近义词
shorten
clip
decrease
restrict
curb
cut back
cut short
condense
abbreviate
limit
contract
restrain
cut
abridge
hold back
compress
rein in
reduce
inhibit
pare down
trim
whittle
minimize
lessen
abate
abstinence
economize
diminish
stem