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

• Our discussion was abruptly curtailed.
  我们的讨论突兀地被缩短了。
• Active participation is severely curtailed.
  大众积极的参与被极大的剥夺了。
• 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。
• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• 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。
• 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。
• Under a military regime, civil liberty may be severely curtailed.
  在军事政权统治下，公民的自由可能会被严重剥夺。
• 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。
• But now that this has been curtailed by protective parents, children are roaming in cyber space instead.
  但现在，想保护孩子的父母限制了这些活动，因此孩子们转而在网络空间中漫游。