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

• 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。
• 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。
• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• Sooner or later revenues will have to rise or outlays will have to be curtailed.
  政府迟早得增加财政收入或者削减支出。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。