curtail
动词
英 [kɜː'teɪl] 美 [kɚ'tel]
基本释义
vt.缩减,减少(经费等),剥夺(某人的)特权(或官衔等),简略
词根词缀
前缀
cur-
切，砍
+
词根
tail
尾巴，尾
cur- + tail = curtail
网络释义
削减；缩短；限制。
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1. The company had to curtail its spending due to financial constraints.
由于财务限制，公司不得不削减开支。
2. The government decided to curtail the number of people allowed to attend public events.
政府决定限制允许参加公共活动的人数。
实用场景例句
商务邮件
Management has decided to curtail the budget for the marketing campaign this quarter.
管理层已决定削减本季度营销活动的预算。
学术写作
The new legislation aims to curtail the emission of greenhouse gases from industrial facilities.
新立法旨在减少工业设施的温室气体排放。
旅游出行
The heavy rain forced us to curtail our sightseeing trip and return to the hotel.
大雨迫使我们缩短了观光行程，返回了酒店。
日常对话
We need to curtail our eating out if we want to save money for a house.
如果我们想攒钱买房，就得减少外出就餐。
社交媒体
They're trying to curtail our freedom of speech on this platform, and I won't stand for it!
他们正试图限制我们在这个平台上的言论自由，我绝不答应！
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