curtail

英 [kɜː'teɪl] 美 [kɚ'tel]
  • vt. 缩减;剪短;剥夺…特权等

助记提示


1. curtus "short, cut short, cut off, shortened" => curtail.
2. 同源词:curt, curtail.
3. Originally curtal, used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling.
4. => make short.
5. (记)cur+tail 谐音"割尾巴";联想"截短,缩短"

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自辞典例句

3. It is necessary to curtail or alter normally coexisting stimuli.
必需消除或改变正常时并存的刺激.

来自辞典例句

4. Again the purpose of this action was to curtail inflation.
此行动的目的在于抑制通货膨胀.

来自辞典例句

5. In all cases we'll curtail baggage handling.
在任何情况之下,我们要简化行李的发送.

来自辞典例句

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