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 lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
  那次讲座被突然鸣响的火警中断了。
• 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。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• His powers will be severely curtailed.
  他的权力将受到极大的限制。
• A sudden fog came on, and she curtailed her walk.
  一阵突如其来的浓雾使她缩短了散步的路程。
• 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。
• The United States government has curtailed the export of this crop.
  美国政府已经缩减了这种作物的出口。
• 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。