curtail

curtail音标

英 [kɜ:ˈteɪl]

美 [kɜ:rˈteɪl]

curtail基本释义

v.缩减；削减；截短

curtail用法及例句

n.(名词)

vt. 截断，缩短 cut back;shorten

verb

1. place restrictions on

e.g. curtail drinking in school

Synonym: restrictcurbcut back

2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

e.g. My speech was cut shortPersonal freedom is curtailed in many countries

Synonym: clipcut short

1. 缩短;减缩;限制If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.

curtail

e.g. 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。e.g. 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。

1. 削减：在欧洲大陆和拉丁美洲,当一些天主教领袖紧抓过时的神权理念不放的时候,自由思想的自由派们(freethinking liberals)有时使用了国家力量去削减(curtail)天主教教会的影响.

2. 缩减：cursor 指针 | curtail 缩减 | curtain air 气垫空气

3. 剥夺：curse 诅咒 | curtail 剥夺 | curtain 窗帘

常用例句

用作名词(n.)

Since I've lost my job I have to curtail our spending.既然我没有了工作，我得减少花销。

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。

The freedom of expression..may have to be curtailed when it threatens the security of the state.

出自：A. J. Ayer

My account is curtailed, but omits nothing of substance.

出自：I. Murdoch

近义词

临近词

diminish减少

abbreviate缩写

cut back削减

economize节约

stem柄

shorten弄短

hold back阻碍

abate缓和

compress压缩

minimize将 ... 减到*少...

restrict限制

cut short中断

clip夹住

restrain抑制

limit限度

pare down削减

abstinence节制

condense浓缩

contract合同

abridge删节

rein in严加控制

cut切

lessen减少

inhibit抑制

decrease减少

curb路边

trim修剪

whittle削(木头)

reduce减少

curtailment n.

curtailedly

curtailment

curtail schedule

curtailed of

curtail outlay

curtail step

curtail output

curtain

curtail expenses

curtailed word

curt

相关列句

Meanwhile, Russia may curtail exports.(同时俄罗斯也将削减出口。)

Agreeing on a Shared strategy to curtail short-lived pollutants would be a good way for all of them to start.(达成共同战略的一致，减少短命污染物将是这些国家付诸行动的好方法。)

One can stop drinking and therefore curtail the inevitable consequences, but it is clearly impossible to stop sleeping.(人们可以通过戒酒，以防酒精带来的不可避免的后果，但要一个人不睡觉显然是不可能的。)

Whether it will greatly curtail gold farming remains to be seen.(至于这是否会在很大程度上遏制打金业还要拭目以待。)

Perhaps you should curtail your alcohol consumption.(馆长跌跌撞撞地从黑暗中跑来说，“也许你该削减酒的消费量了。”)

As species wither, the Marine food chain could be disrupted; human action is needed to curtail further acidification.(随着物种萧条，海洋食物链可能会被扰乱；削减进一步的酸化需要人类的行动。)

So the plan might slow the steady creep up in whaling. But it wouldn't halt, or even curtail, the current hunt.(所以这项计划也许可以减缓捕鲸活动稳步增长的态势，但是不能终止，甚至不能减少目前的捕杀量。)

But I don't want it seriously to curtail my longevity.(但我真的不想让抽烟缩短我的寿命。)

He guessed it could curtail 20 to 30 percent of the magazine's articles.(他猜测这份杂志的文章可能会缩减20%至30%。)

The state could not curtail such activities without inflaming the entire populace, although it periodically tried.(国家不能在不激怒全体民众的情况下缩减这种企业活动，尽管它做过周期性的尝试。)