| 单词 | curtail |
| 释义 | curtail verbadverb➤drastically, seriously, severely, sharply, significantly急剧缩减；严重削弱◆his power has been severely curtailed.他的权力已经大大削弱了。➤further进一步削减▸➤abruptly突然缩减 curtail /kɜːteɪl; name kɜːrt-/ verb [transitive] (formal) to limit or reduce sth 限制；削减◆there is pressure on the company to curtail spending. 公司面对削减开支的压力。◆union powers have been curtailed. 工会权力已被削弱。 ▸ curtailment noun [uncountable] ☞ curtailcurtail/kɜ:ˈteɪl ||; kɝˈtel/verb [t] (formal 正式) to make sth shorter or smaller; to reduce 缩短；缩小；缩减: ◇i had to curtail my answer as i was running out of time. 我不得不简单回答，因为我没有时间了。 ➔curtailment noun [c,u] cur·tail /kɜ`tel; kɜːˈteɪl/v [t]formal to reduce or limit something 【正式】 削减［某物］; 限制［某物］:◇new laws to curtail immigration 限制移民的新法律 |
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