curtail [kə:'teil]

英汉解释

vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等

同义词

v. clip，curb，cut back，cut short

参考例句

1. The minister had to curtail his visit.
部长不得不缩短访问日期。
2. Several authors have noted that flower and cone production should curtail wood increment.
几位作者都注意到，花和球果的产生会削弱木材的生长。
3. By the same token, reduced military budgets would force the government to curtail its foreign involvement.
根据同样理由，削减军事预算就可以迫使政府减少其在国外的卷入。

英英解释

v.
  1. place restrictions on
  2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

网络释义

curtail
缩减; 剥夺; 减少,降低,衰减; 削减;
to curtail
缩短;
curtail inflation
抑制通货膨胀;
curtail v
缩短（讲话、节目等）; 截短; 缩短（发言、节目等）;
curtail production
缩减生产;