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curtail + noun phrase
及物动词，后接名词短语表示“缩减/限制某事物”。
The government decided to curtail public spending.
政府决定削减公共开支。
削减；限制
curtailed — past of curtail
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削减；限制
to reduce or limit something, such as spending or freedom
The government decided to curtail public spending.
政府决定削减公共开支。
缩短或删节；结束；截短
To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
限制或约束；控制
To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
curtail
Base
原形
curtails
3rd person
第三人称单数
curtailing
-ing
现在分词
curtailed
Past
过去式
curtailed
Past participle
过去分词
The government curtails public spending.
政府缩减公共开支。
They curtailed the project due to lack of funds.
他们因资金不足而缩减了项目。
The new regulations have curtailed our freedom.
新规定限制了我们的自由。
The new budget may curtail our research plans.
新预算可能会缩减我们的研究计划。
Bad weather curtailed the outdoor festival early.
恶劣天气使户外节日提前结束。
We should curtail unnecessary spending this month.
这个月我们应该削减不必要的开支。
及物动词，后接名词短语表示“缩减/限制某事物”。
The government decided to curtail public spending.
政府决定削减公共开支。
表示“将某事物缩减到某程度”。
They curtailed the project to a six-month timeline.
他们将项目缩短到六个月的时间表。
表示“通过某方式缩减”（by表示缩减的量或手段）。
The company curtailed its workforce by 20%.
公司裁员20%。
被动语态，强调主语受限。
His activities were curtailed after the accident.
事故后他的活动受到了限制。
Not this
The budget curtailed.
Use this
The budget was curtailed.
curtail 是及物动词，后面必须有宾语，不能单独使用。
Not this
They curtailed the spread of the virus.
Use this
They curbed the spread of the virus.
curtail 指缩减或缩短，而 curb 指控制或遏制，这里用 curb 更准确。
Not this
The new law curtailed of citizens' rights.
Use this
The new law curtailed citizens' rights.
curtail 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 of。
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缩减开支
The government decided to curtail spending on defense.
政府决定缩减国防开支。
限制活动
Bad weather curtailed our outdoor activities.
恶劣天气限制了我们的户外活动。
剥夺权利
The new law curtails citizens' rights to free speech.
新法律剥夺了公民的言论自由权。
限制自由
The authoritarian regime curtailed political freedom.
该威权政权限制了政治自由。
减少生产
The factory curtailed production due to low demand.
由于需求低迷，工厂减少了生产。
缩减运营
The company curtailed operations in the region.
该公司缩减了在该地区的运营。
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联想cut tail（剪短尾巴），意为缩减、缩短。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal、formal、official 该词通常用于正式或官方语境，如法律、政策文件等。
及物动词，后接名词或代词，常与介词to连用表示缩减到某程度。
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