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verb
一. place restrictions on
e.g. curtail drinking in school
Synonym: restrictcurbcut back
二. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
e.g. My speech was cut short
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
Synonym: clipcut short
一. 缩短;减缩;限制
If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
curtail
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
一. 削减：在欧洲大陆和拉丁美洲,当一些天主教领袖紧抓过时的神权理念不放的时候,自由思想的自由派们(freethinking liberals)有时使用了国家力量去削减(curtail)天主教教会的影响.
二. 缩减：cursor 指针 | curtail 缩减 | curtain air 气垫空气
三. 剥夺：curse 诅咒 | curtail 剥夺 | curtain 窗帘
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经典引文
The freedom of expression..may have to be curtailed when it threatens the security of the state.
出自：A. J. AyerMy account is curtailed, but omits nothing of substance.
出自：I. Murdoch近义词
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