Word · Frequency #8521
curtailed
削减；限制
curtailed is the past of curtail.
核心释义
to reduce or limit something, such as spending or freedom
- 1.
缩短或删节；结束；截短
To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
- 2.
限制或约束；控制
To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
缩短；提前结束；缩短或删节；结束；截短；限制或约束；控制；缩减；剥夺
用法In use
The new budget may curtail our research plans.
用法提示：curtail 此处表示“缩减”，后接名词短语。
Bad weather curtailed the outdoor festival early.
用法提示：curtailed 表示“提前结束”，是过去式形式。
We should curtail unnecessary spending this month.
用法提示：curtail 表示“削减”，后接动名词短语作宾语。
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。
curtail + noun phrase + to + amount/level
表示“将某事物缩减到某程度”。
They curtailed the project to a six-month timeline.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- curtail spending
- 缩减开支
- The government decided to curtail spending on defense.政府决定缩减国防开支。
- curtail activities
- 限制活动
- Bad weather curtailed our outdoor activities.恶劣天气限制了我们的户外活动。
- curtail rights
- 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。
- curtail freedom
- 限制自由
- The authoritarian regime curtailed political freedom.该威权政权限制了政治自由。
- curtail production
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想cut tail（剪短尾巴），意为缩减、缩短。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with second-syllable stress on -tail (e.g., detail /dɪˈteɪl/, entail /ɪnˈteɪl/) rhyme with curtail. Note that retail and cocktail have first-syllable stress, so they do not rhyme despite the same spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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