curtail
美音:[kə´teıl
]
英音:[kə´teıl
]
vt.缩减,减少(经费等),剥夺(某人的)特权(或官衔等),简略
难易程度:
curtail为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:curtailer 动词过去式:curtailed 过去分词:curtailed 现在分词:curtailing 第三人称单数:curtails
近义词, 同义词
subtraction deduction retrenchment removal withdrawal ablation abstraction taking mutilation amputation abscission excision recision curtailment removal decrease abrasionsubduct subtract deduct deduce abate retrench remove withdraw take from take away detract mutilate amputate cut off cut away cut out excise pare thin prune decimate abrade scrape file geld castrate eliminate diminish curtail shorten deprive of take weaken
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curtail
/kɜ:'teɪl; kɝ`tel/
v [Tn] make (sth) shorter or less; reduce 缩短, 减少（某事物）; 削减
*curtail a speech, one's holidays 缩短讲话、假期
* We must try to curtail our spending. 我们必须尽力缩减开支.
* Illness has curtailed her sporting activities. 她因病而减少了体育活动.
v [Tn] make (sth) shorter or less; reduce 缩短, 减少（某事物）; 削减
*curtail a speech, one's holidays 缩短讲话、假期
* We must try to curtail our spending. 我们必须尽力缩减开支.
* Illness has curtailed her sporting activities. 她因病而减少了体育活动.
curtail
v [T]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: curtal 'to cut short an animal's tail' (15-17 centuries), from Old French courtault 'animal with a shortened tail'; influenced by tail]
to reduce or limit something
The new law will curtail police powers.
severely/drastically curtail
Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
>curtailmentn [U and C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: curtal 'to cut short an animal's tail' (15-17 centuries), from Old French courtault 'animal with a shortened tail'; influenced by tail]
to reduce or limit something
The new law will curtail police powers.
severely/drastically curtail
Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
>curtailmentn [U and C]
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