curtail
英 [kɜː'teɪl]
美 [kɚ'tel]
助记提示
1. curtus "short, cut short, cut off, shortened" => curtail.
2. 同源词：curt, curtail.
3. Originally curtal, used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling.
4. => make short.
5. （记）cur+tail 谐音"割尾巴"；联想"截短，缩短"
双语例句
- 1. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time.
- 我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. It is necessary to curtail or alter normally coexisting stimuli.
- 必需消除或改变正常时并存的刺激.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Again the purpose of this action was to curtail inflation.
- 此行动的目的在于抑制通货膨胀.
来自辞典例句
- 5. In all cases we'll curtail baggage handling.
- 在任何情况之下,我们要简化行李的发送.
来自辞典例句
