"curtail drinking in school"
"My speech was cut short"
"Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
1.缩短;减缩;限制
If youcurtail something, you reduce or limit it.
curtail
e.g. NATO plans tocurtail 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 wouldcurtail her activities in time...
我告诉路易,一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
1. 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.
2. 缩减:cursor 指针 |curtail 缩减 | curtain air 气垫空气
3. 剥夺:curse 诅咒 |curtail 剥夺 | curtain 窗帘