单词乎

curtail

音标[kә:'teil]

汉语翻译

vt. 缩减, 剥夺, 简略
【法】 剥夺特权

词型变化

名词:curtailer 动词过去式:curtailed 过去分词:curtailed 现在分词:curtailing 第三人称单数:curtails 

英语解释

动词 curtail:

  1. place restrictions on
    同义词:restrict, curb, cut back
  2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
    同义词:clip, cut short

例句

  1. John's father curtail his allowance.
    约翰的父亲减少了他的零用钱。
  2. Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.
    她因病而减少了体育活动。
  3. We must try to curtail our spending.
    我们必须尽力缩减开支。
  4. The President had to curtail his visit.
    总统不得不缩短他的访问日期。

详细解释


cur.tail

v.tr.(及物动词)
cur.tailed,cur.tail.ing,cur.tails
To cut short; abbreviate.See Synonyms at shorten
截短;省略参见 shorten

来源:
Middle English curtailen [to restrict]
中古英语 curtailen [限制]
probably blend of Old French courtauld [docked] * see curtal
可能混合了 古法语 courtauld [剪短的] *参见 curtal
Middle English taillen [to cut] from Old French tailler * see tailor
中古英语 taillen [割] 源自 古法语 tailler *参见 tailor

【引伸】
curtail.er
n.(名词)
curtail.ment
n.(名词)

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