| 单词 | curtail |
| 释义 | curtail (once / 1645 pages) v To curtail something is to slow it down, put restrictions on it, or stop it entirely. If I give up cake, I am curtailing my cake-eating. Curtail is an official-sounding word for stopping or slowing things down. The police try to curtail crime — they want there to be less crime in the world. A company may want to curtail their employees' computer time, so they spend more time working and less time goofing around. Teachers try to curtail whispering and note-passing in class. When something is curtailed, it's either stopped entirely or stopped quite a bit — it's cut short. WORD FAMILYcurtail: curtailed, curtailing, curtailment, curtails+/curtailment: curtailments USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, he and his team pushed back hard against the view that the investment bank’s power should be significantly curtailed. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) It was set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but it was quickly curtailed. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Israel’s refusal to curtail what the White House called “corrosive” settlement expansion ultimately led to a U.N. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1v terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries Syn|Hyper clip, cut short shorten make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 2v place restrictions on curtail drinking in school Syn|Hypo|Hyper curb, cut back, restrict abridge lessen, diminish, or curtail immobilise, immobilizecause to be unable to move paralyse, paralyzecause to be paralyzed and immobile stun, stupefymake senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow circumscribe, confine, limit restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
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