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

• Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
  预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
• 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。
• His career was curtailed by injury.
  因为受伤，他的职业生涯缩短了。
• The movement of medical supplies and ambulances to the affected areas is seriously curtailed.
  送往受影响地区的医疗供应品和救护车的通行受到限制。
• 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。
• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• Central banks feared counterparty risk for the first time in 20 years and substantially curtailed gold lending and sales.
  各国央行20年来第一次开始担心对手方风险，并大幅削减了黄金借贷和销售规模。
• This means that your capabilities as a sentient Being have been greatly curtailed.
  这意味着你的知觉存在能力被大大缩减。
• 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。
• 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。