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

• US Defense Secretary warns of massive bloodshed in Iraq if US military operations curtailed.
  美国国防部称如果美国的军事行动缩减的话，伊拉克会有大规模的流血。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• Volatile price hikes will be inevitable and demand growth will have to be curtailed.
  不稳定的价格上涨将不可避免，需求增长将不得不缩减。
• Real estate investment has been curtailed because of government fears of a bubble.
  房地产投资已受到抑制，因为政府担心萌生泡沫。
• The annual hunt was curtailed last year because of clashes between whalers and conservationists.
  去年由于捕鲸者和保育人士发生冲突而日本提前结束了这个年度捕鲸行动。
• 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。
• Owing to the war, the government's public health programme had to be severely curtailed.
  由于战争，政府的公共卫生计画必须被大幅精简。
• 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。
• Sooner or later revenues will have to rise or outlays will have to be curtailed.
  政府迟早得增加财政收入或者削减支出。
• 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。