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

• Real estate investment has been curtailed because of government fears of a bubble.
  房地产投资已受到抑制，因为政府担心萌生泡沫。
• 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。
• Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
  预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
• Owing to the war, the government's public health programme had to be severely curtailed.
  由于战争，政府的公共卫生计画必须被大幅精简。
• 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。
• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• In practice, these freedoms have proved to be distinctly curtailed for China's citizens.
  而实践层面上，事实证明，这些中国公民本应享受的自由被确定无疑地剥夺了。
• 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。
• 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。