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curtailed

英 [kɜːˈteɪld]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪld]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的过去分词和过去式

过去式:curtailed 过去分词:curtailed 

BNC.46269 / COCA.40615

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
    If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
      他的权力将受到极大的限制。

双语例句

  • Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
    她因病而减少了体育活动。
  • While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has certainly been an impact on people's health.
    即使气候变化阻碍了狩猎和诱捕,因纽特人或许也不会真的挨饿受冻,但气候变化的确影响了人们的健康。
  • The trade surpluses will be significantly curtailed and the trade deficit is likely to increase.
    贸易盈余将要明显减少,而贸易赤字可能要增加。
  • But now that this has been curtailed by protective parents, children are roaming in cyber space instead.
    但现在,想保护孩子的父母限制了这些活动,因此孩子们转而在网络空间中漫游。
  • The United States government has curtailed the export of this crop.
    美国政府已经缩减了这种作物的出口。
  • Tax receipts, curtailed by tax competition, often do not allow the funding of social programmes.
    因税收竞争而减少的税收收入常常无法为社会计划提供资金。
  • Under a military regime, civil liberty may be severely curtailed.
    在军事政权统治下,公民的自由可能会被严重剥夺。
  • A sudden fog came on, and she curtailed her walk.
    一阵突如其来的浓雾使她缩短了散步的路程。
  • Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
    预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
  • John's father curtailed his allowance.
    约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。