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。
• Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
  预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
• Sooner or later revenues will have to rise or outlays will have to be curtailed.
  政府迟早得增加财政收入或者削减支出。
• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• 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。
• 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。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• The trade surpluses will be significantly curtailed and the trade deficit is likely to increase.
  贸易盈余将要明显减少，而贸易赤字可能要增加。
• 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。