curtail

/kɜːˈteɪl//kɜːrˈteɪl/

★★★★v.

① 缩短;缩减;削减(经费、权利等)
- He curtailed his speech [holidays].他把他的演讲[假期]缩短。
- curtail public expenditure削减公共支出

字辨

shorten: 指缩短长度、期间或减低程度等

shorten a bar [stick, stay]

curtail: 指因不得已的事情而使比预定的更短

The meeting was curtailed because of the accident.

abridge: 指以删除一部分或浓缩而使由大变小;暗示保留重要部分

abridge a dictionary

abbreviate: 通常指使用第一个字母或部分字母以代表某一字或词组

Doctor is often abbreviated to "Dr."

词汇	curtail
释义	curtail /kɜːˈteɪl//kɜːrˈteɪl/ ★★★★v. curtails curtailing curtailed curtailed vt ① 缩短;缩减;削减(经费、权利等) He curtailed his speech [holidays].他把他的演讲[假期]缩短。 curtail public expenditure削减公共支出字辨 shorten: 指缩短长度、期间或减低程度等 shorten a bar [stick, stay] curtail: 指因不得已的事情而使比预定的更短 The meeting was curtailed because of the accident. abridge: 指以删除一部分或浓缩而使由大变小;暗示保留重要部分 abridge a dictionary abbreviate: 通常指使用第一个字母或部分字母以代表某一字或词组 Doctor is often abbreviated to "Dr." 词族 curtailedadj.缩减的;缩短的同义词 clipvt.缩短 cut shortvt.缩短 shortenvt.缩短 trimvt.削剪 abbreviate abridge condense reduce curb cut back restrict 反义词 draw outvt.拉长 extendvt.扩大 lengthenvt.拉长 stretchvt.延伸
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