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

• Active participation is severely curtailed.
  大众积极的参与被极大的剥夺了。
• The movement of medical supplies and ambulances to the affected areas is seriously curtailed.
  送往受影响地区的医疗供应品和救护车的通行受到限制。
• These stipulations have curtailed buyers over the past few years, creating an oversupply of building.
  过去几年，这些规定限制了买家，造成房地产市场供大于求。
• In practice, these freedoms have proved to be distinctly curtailed for China's citizens.
  而实践层面上，事实证明，这些中国公民本应享受的自由被确定无疑地剥夺了。
• The annual hunt was curtailed last year because of clashes between whalers and conservationists.
  去年由于捕鲸者和保育人士发生冲突而日本提前结束了这个年度捕鲸行动。
• 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。
• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。