curtailing

英 [kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的现在分词

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

• However, food aid from China and South Korea, which supplied nearly 400,000 tons, last year allowed North Korea to order international aid agencies out of the country, curtailing the work of the WFP itself.
  然而，中国和韩国对朝鲜的粮食援助，令朝鲜在去年下令一些国际援助机构撤离，并中断了世界粮食计划署在朝鲜的工作。韩国去年向朝鲜供应了近40万吨粮食。
• Interest equalization tax: A tax on foreign investments for the purpose of curtailing the outflow of private funds.
  利息平衡税：为减少私人资金的外流而对外国投资征收的一种税。
• While stressing the need for curtailing sale of such products they urged the concerned bodies for efficacious implementation of tobacco control laws across the country.
  尽管他们强调了阻止这些产品销售的必要性，他们还敦促相关机构在全国范围内有效地执行控烟法律。
• If bad weather sets in, one should consider shortening or curtailing the planned route.
  如遇天气变坏，应审慎考虑缩短或取消所计划的行程。
• Many companies are mothballing mines and curtailing exploration to conserve cash as prices tumble.
  由于价格暴跌，许多公司封存矿山、减少勘探以保存现金。
• As the consumer is not in the business to make profits through curtailing energy, the unsatisfied demand has to be acquired through balancing market, at periods closer to intended consumption.
  由于用户不参与通过削减供电量来牟利的商业运作，因此未得到满足的用户需求只能从平衡市场中在更接近于预期用电的时段中获得。
• But this is not about curtailing employees'rights to privacy.
  但这套系统并不是要加大对员工的剥削力度。
• Macquarie Group, the Australian bank, has shaken up its infrastructure investment business by cutting more than a 10th of its staff, curtailing the life of its latest European Fund and granting investors a discount on fees.
  澳大利亚投资银行麦格理集团（macquariegroup）已重组基础设施投资业务，裁减了逾一成的员工，缩短了旗下最新欧洲基金的寿命，并向投资者提供收费折扣。
• During the course of successfully controlling inflation and effectively curtailing the trend of deflation, China has accumulated rich macro-control experiences.
  在成功地治理通货膨胀和有效地抑制通货紧缩趋势的过程中，中央积累了丰富的宏观调控经验。
• The fiscal deficit should therefore be reduced by curtailing the increases in social spending that the president advocated in his election campaign.
  因此，应通过限制社会支出增加（这是奥巴马在竞选中的主张），来减少财政赤字。