curtail的意思|示意
v. 限制,缩短，减缩
curtail的用法详解
《英语单词curtail的用法讲解》
curtail这个英语单词是一个动词，意思是\"减少，缩减\"。它在句子中是及物动词，既可以接宾语也可以接宾语从句，常用来指减少活动、投入、成本等。
例句：
1. The government has decided to curtail public spending.
政府决定减少公共开支。
2. We should make every effort to curtail our costs.
我们应该努力减少成本。
3. The college board has decided to curtail the university's curriculum.
学院理事会决定减少大学的课程。
4. The company has to curtail its activities in order to stay competitive.
公司必须减少活动以保持竞争力。
5. Many students have had to curtail their hours of study in order to take on part-time jobs.
许多学生不得不减少学习时间，以便接受兼职工作。
curtail相关例句
The move to sharply curtail showings of the movie highlights China's efforts to limit foreign films.
给《阿凡达》的放映踩下刹车的举措彰显出中国限制外国电影的努力.
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The findings could lead to strategies that help curtail transmission of the disease.
该发现可能帮助我们制定出有助于降低流感传播的对策.
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Children with the defect need to curtail activities because of risk of bleeding from minor trauma.
存在此缺陷的儿童需要限制活动以降低因微小创伤发生出血的风险.
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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。
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Several authors have noted that flower and cone production should curtail wood increment.
几位作者都注意到,花和球果的产生会削弱木材的生长.
辞典例句
We must try to curtail our spending.
我们必须尽力缩减开支.
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