- curtail
- [kə:'teil]
- vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
参考例子
- 1.The minister had to curtail his visit.
- 部长不得不缩短访问日期。
- 2.Several authors have noted that flower and cone production should curtail wood increment.
- 几位作者都注意到，花和球果的产生会削弱木材的生长。
- 3.By the same token, reduced military budgets would force the government to curtail its foreign involvement.
- 根据同样理由，削减军事预算就可以迫使政府减少其在国外的卷入。
英文解释
- v.
- 1.place restrictions on
- 2.terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
网络释义
- curtail
- 缩减; 剥夺; 减少,降低,衰减; 削减;
- to curtail
- 缩短;
- curtail inflation
- 抑制通货膨胀;
- curtail v
- 缩短（讲话、节目等）; 截短; 缩短（发言、节目等）;
- curtail production
- 缩减生产;