curtail 详细解释
curtail
[kə:'teil]
v.缩减, 削减, 截短
vt.
缩减, 削减; 缩短, 省略
curtail a speech
缩短演讲稿
The government hopes to curtail public spending.
政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
词形变化
名词: curtailer | 动词过去式: curtailed | 动词过去分词: curtailed | 动词现在分词: curtailing | 动词第三人称单数: curtails |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.缩短; 简略
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英英释义
动词 curtail:
place restrictions on
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
补充
curtailcurtail英:[kə:ˈteil] 美:[kɚˈtel]vt.1.截断, 缩短Their public health programme had to be severely curtailed.他们的公共卫生计划不得不大大收缩。例句
1. The minister fell ill and his visit had to be curtailed.部长生病了, 出访只好提前结束。 2. Pressure of work will necessarily curtail the amount of time you can spend on each particular job.工作压力必然将会减少你花在每项具体工作上的时间。 3. further legislation to curtail basic union rights进一步限制工会基本权利的法规 4. 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。 5. His powers will be severely curtailed.他的权力将受到严格限制。 6. Many countries are under pressure to curtail public expenditure.许多国家都面临削减公共开支的压力。 7. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.北大西洋公约组织计划缩减派往该地区的军队数量。 8. He curtailed his speech.他缩短了他的演说词。 9. We are curtailed of our expenses.我们的经费被削减了。 10. to curtail someone of his citizenship剥夺某人的公民权 11. civil liberties were further curtailed.公民自由进一步受限制。 12. I that am curtailed of this fair proportion.就是我被剥夺应得一份。 13. I had to curtail my answer as I was running out of time.我不得不简单回答,因为我没有时间了。 14. The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.这些新法旨在减少非法用药。 15. We have to severely/drastically curtail [=cut back] our expenses.我们必须大幅缩减开支。 16. School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.由于资金匮乏,校园活动正被削减。热门单词推荐
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