curtail

US [kɜrˈteɪl]
UK [kɜː(r)ˈteɪl]
  • v.缩短；限制；减缩
  • Web削减；缩减；剥夺
Simple Present：curtails  Present Participle：curtailing  Past Tense：curtailed  

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curtail
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限制；缩短；减缩to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
购书开支已被大大削减。
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。

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AllAll,缩短缩短,限制限制,减缩减缩,削减削减,缩减缩减,剥夺剥夺
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1.
He explains that his wife would not allow her marriage to curtail her freedom or her need for adventure.
他解释说，他的妻子不允许她的婚姻剥夺她的自由或者对冒险的渴求。
tā jiě shì shuō , tā de qī zi bù yǔn xǔ tā de hūn yīn bō duó tā de zì yóu huò zhě duì mào xiǎn de kě qiú 。
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Yes they'd take a bath on them if they were to do it but, It would severely curtail the U. S. Governments ability to borrow.
是的，他们会对自己进行一场洗礼，如果他们这样做，这将严重削减美国政府的借款能力。
shì de , tā men huì duì zì jǐ jìn xíng yī chǎng xǐ lǐ , rú guǒ tā men zhè yàng zuò , zhè jiāng yán zhòng xuē jiǎn měi guó zhèng fǔ de jiè kuǎn néng lì 。
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Red Shirt leaders told reporters they were ready to negotiate if the army ends its efforts to forcibly curtail the spread of protests.
红衫军领导人对媒体记者说，如果军方停止强行收缩示威范围，他们随时可以谈判。
hóng shān jūn lǐng dǎo rén duì méi tǐ jì zhě shuō , rú guǒ jūn fāng tíng zhǐ qiáng xíng shōu suō shì wēi fàn wéi , tā men suí shí kě yǐ tán pàn 。
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4.
Ordering banks to stop lending is a remarkably effective way of reining in loan growth, even if it does little to curtail investment.
（政府）命令银行停止放贷，是一种相当有效的控制贷款增长的办法，即便这对于抑制投资几乎没什么作用。
( zhèng fǔ ) mìng lìng yín háng tíng zhǐ fàng dài , shì yī zhǒng xiāng dāng yǒu xiào de kòng zhì dài kuǎn zēng zhǎng de bàn fǎ , jí biàn zhè duì yú yì zhì tóu zī jī hū méi shén me zuò yòng 。
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Once I found a job, I had to curtail my hours at the hospital, but I did not stop my volunteer work.
找到工作以后，虽然不得以要缩减在医院做义工的时间，但是我没有停止过。
zhǎo dào gōng zuò yǐ hòu , suī rán bù dé yǐ yào suō jiǎn zài yī yuàn zuò yì gōng de shí jiān , dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu tíng zhǐ guò 。
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He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
他表示，那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。
tā biǎo shì , nà jiāng yǒu zhù yú jiǎn qīng tóu zī zhě duì yú gāi háng hái huì chū xiàn gèng duō wèn tí de dān yōu 。
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Analysts warned that the increase in retail prices could now boost Chinese demand, rather than curtail it, at least in the short term.
分析师警告称，就目前而言，零售价格上调可能推高国内需求，而非遏制需求，至少短期内将会如此。
fēn xī shī jǐng gào chēng , jiù mù qián ér yán , líng shòu jià gé shàng tiáo kě néng tuī gāo guó nèi xū qiú , ér fēi è zhì xū qiú , zhì shǎo duǎn qī nèi jiāng huì rú cǐ 。
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Some experts suggest simply trying to curtail the amount of time you spend online.
有些专家建议直接减少在网上花费的时间。
yǒu xiē zhuān jiā jiàn yì zhí jiē jiǎn shǎo zài wǎng shàng huā fèi de shí jiān 。
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But Mr. Panetta said he knew of no moves by Beijing to curtail relations in response to the sale.
但帕内塔说，他知道北京并没有因此采取措施减弱双边关系。
dàn pà nèi tǎ shuō , tā zhī dào běi jīng bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ cǎi qǔ cuò shī jiǎn ruò shuāng biān guān xì 。
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For Watanabe, the calls to curtail power gave him a sense of pride.
对渡边而言，人们要求削减电力供应的呼声让然感到自豪。
duì dù biān ér yán , rén men yāo qiú xuē jiǎn diàn lì gōng yìng de hū shēng ràng rán gǎn dào zì háo 。
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