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

• Active participation is severely curtailed.
  大众积极的参与被极大的剥夺了。
• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• 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。
• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• 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。
• If import supplies of oil are suddenly curtailed, our national purchasing power will be lower.
  如果石油的进口供应量突然减少，那么，我们的国民购买力就会下降。
• 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。
• 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。
• Interest rates have gone up substantially recently, and the availability of credit has been sharply curtailed.
  近来利率已大幅度提高，信贷的使用已大大削减。