单词 | curtail |
释义 | cur·tailBrE /kɜːˈteɪl/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they curtailBrE /kɜːˈteɪl/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪl/ present simple - he / she / it curtailsBrE /kɜːˈteɪlz/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪlz/ past simple curtailedBrE /kɜːˈteɪld/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪld/ past participle curtailedBrE /kɜːˈteɪld/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪld/ -ing form curtailingBrE /kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ/ ~sth (formal ) to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time 限制;缩短;减缩◆ Spending on books has been severely curtailed . 购书开支已被大大削减。◆ The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off . 那次讲座被突然鸣响的火警中断了。▸ cur·tail·mentBrE /kɜːˈteɪlmənt/ NAmE /kɜːrˈteɪlmənt/ noun [U ]◆ the curtailment of civil liberties 对公民自由的限制 |
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