Word · Frequency #8521
curtailed
削减；限制
curtailed is the past of curtail.
to reduce or limit something, such as spending or freedom
- 1.
To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
缩短或删节；结束；截短
- 2.
To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
限制或约束；控制
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
In use
The new budget may curtail our research plans.
Bad weather curtailed the outdoor festival early.
We should curtail unnecessary spending this month.
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.
他们将项目缩短到六个月的时间表。
curtail + noun phrase + by + measure
表示“通过某方式缩减”（by表示缩减的量或手段）。
Connections
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
- 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。
- curtail operations
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想cut tail（剪短尾巴），意为缩减、缩短。
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。
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。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
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