curtailed

英 [kɜːˈteɪld]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪld]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的过去分词和过去式

过去式：curtailed　过去分词：curtailed　

BNC.46269 / COCA.40615

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
  If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
     他的权力将受到极大的限制。

双语例句

• Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
  她因病而减少了体育活动。
• His powers will be severely curtailed.
  他的权力将受到极大的限制。
• John's father curtailed his allowance.
  约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
• The movement of medical supplies and ambulances to the affected areas is seriously curtailed.
  送往受影响地区的医疗供应品和救护车的通行受到限制。
• But now that this has been curtailed by protective parents, children are roaming in cyber space instead.
  但现在，想保护孩子的父母限制了这些活动，因此孩子们转而在网络空间中漫游。
• This means that your capabilities as a sentient Being have been greatly curtailed.
  这意味着你的知觉存在能力被大大缩减。
• These stipulations have curtailed buyers over the past few years, creating an oversupply of building.
  过去几年，这些规定限制了买家，造成房地产市场供大于求。
• Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
  预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。
• The United States government has curtailed the export of this crop.
  美国政府已经缩减了这种作物的出口。
• While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has certainly been an impact on people's health.
  即使气候变化阻碍了狩猎和诱捕，因纽特人或许也不会真的挨饿受冻，但气候变化的确影响了人们的健康。