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curtailment
[kɜːˈteɪlmənt] [kɜːrˈteɪlmənt]

  • n. 缩减;削减;缩短;紧缩

英英释义

curtailment [ kə:'teilmənt ]

  • n.
    • the temporal property of being cut short
    • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

      同义词: suppression

    • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable

      同义词: retrenchment downsizing

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

curtailment /kɜːˈteɪlmənt/

  • 1. 

    N-SING The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. 缩减; 限制 [正式] [usu N 'of' n]

    例:

    ...the curtailment of presidential power.

    ...对总统权力的限制。

同近义词同根词

词根: curtail

vt.

curtail 缩减;剪短;剥夺…特权等

双语例句权威例句

  • While energy curtailment has come to Hawaii also, it should not affect the pleasure of your holiday.

    夏威夷开始节俭能源但这不会影响大家愉快地度假。

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  • The drastic curtailment of intellectual plurality makes it hard for a person to choose a way co relate to Being, to the world, and to himself.

    这种思想多元化严厉限制,使得难以选择一种方式去和人类世界以及他自身发生联系

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  • More than half the participants focused on conservation by curtailment: switching off the lights, changing thermostat Settings and driving less.

    超过半数受访者将注意力放在了削减生活能源:关灯改变自动调温器设置并且少开车。

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