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

• His career was curtailed by injury.
  因为受伤，他的职业生涯缩短了。
• US Defense Secretary warns of massive bloodshed in Iraq if US military operations curtailed.
  美国国防部称如果美国的军事行动缩减的话，伊拉克会有大规模的流血。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• 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。
• While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has certainly been an impact on people's health.
  即使气候变化阻碍了狩猎和诱捕，因纽特人或许也不会真的挨饿受冻，但气候变化的确影响了人们的健康。
• 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。