curtail
- v. 减缩，限制；剪短；剥夺……特权等
[ 第三人称单数 curtails 现在分词 curtailing 过去式 curtailed 过去分词 curtailed ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
curtail /kɜːˈteɪl/ CET6+ TEM8 ( curtailing, curtailed, curtails )
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V-T If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. 缩减 [正式]
例：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的部队数量。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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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的部队数量。
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Meanwhile, Russia may curtail exports.
同时俄罗斯也将削减出口。
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But I don't want it seriously to curtail my longevity.
但我真的不想让抽烟缩短我的寿命。
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In Miami, recent changes have forced the public defender to cut 30 attorney positions and curtail internships for law school students.
VOA: standard.2009.05.22
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The deep global economic slowdown began in August 2007 when defaults in the U.S.home mortgage market caused financial markets to curtail lending.
VOA: standard.2009.03.24
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Simon Henderson says that Beijing would prefer to keep its relationship with Iran separate from other countries' efforts to curtail Tehran's nuclear program.
VOA: standard.2010.06.29
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