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

• 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。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• 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。
• He found that the reinforcement in the slab is curtailed.
  空心砖加筋密肋楼板他已发现板内钢筋削减。
• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• His career was curtailed by injury.
  因为受伤，他的职业生涯缩短了。
• 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。
• Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
  预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
• 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。
• 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。