Dreye权威释义

vt.

缩减，削减；缩短，省略
curtail a speech
缩短演讲稿
The government hopes to curtail public spending.
政府希望缩减公共事业开支。

派生

n. [C][U]

curtailment

n.

curtailer

辨析

同义:

vt.缩短；简略

shorten abbreviate condense abridge contract reduce cut whittle compress

同义参见:

minimize lessen abstinence stem² economize clip¹ diminish abate decrease¹

反义参见:

lengthen prolong

以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

/kəːˈteɪl/

v.

place a restriction on.

Derivative

curtailment n.

Etymology

C15: from obs. curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from Fr. courtault, from court ‘short’, from L. curtus; the change in the ending was due to assoc. with tail¹.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》