curtail
英 [kɜː'teɪl]
美[kɚ'tel]
- vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
英英释意
- 1. place restrictions on;
- "curtail drinking in school"
- 2. 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"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. It is necessary to curtail or alter normally coexisting stimuli.
- 必需消除或改变正常时并存的刺激.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Again the purpose of this action was to curtail inflation.
- 此行动的目的在于抑制通货膨胀.
来自辞典例句
- 5. In all cases we'll curtail baggage handling.
- 在任何情况之下,我们要简化行李的发送.
来自辞典例句