• 基礎釋義
• 例句
• 柯林斯詞典釋義

• Their public health programme had to be severely curtailed. 他們的公共衛生計劃不得不大大收縮。
• She looks nice whether her hair is curtailed shoulder length. 不論她的頭發剪短也好,披肩也好,看上去都很舒服.
• A sudden fog came on, and she curtailed her walk. 一陣突如其來的濃霧使她縮短了散步的路程.
• -- Grain losses can be curtailed. -- 節約糧食有潛力.
• His powers will be severely curtailed. 他的權力將受到極大的限制。
• As far as Africans are concerned, both these avenues of advancement are deliberately curtailed by legislation. 就南非黑人而言, 這兩條向上發展之路均受到立法的蓄意限制.
• I eschewed upbraiding, I curtailed remonstrance. 我避免責備,少作規勸.
• The expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed. 他們高調的奢華生活很快就結束了.

• VERB
  縮短;減縮;限制
  If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
  例句
  NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region... 北約計劃縮減派往該地區的士兵數量。 I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time... 我告訴路易，一上年紀她的活動量就會減少。