curtail
curtail 英 [kɜ:ˈteɪl] 美 [kɜrˈteɪl]
vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
进行时:curtailing 过去式:curtailed 过去分词:curtailed 第三人称单数:curtails
- 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.
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- vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
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1. For parents, this means now is the time to curtail the cycle of debt and create a savings plan for your child’s future.
对于家长来说，这意味着现在我们到了缩减债务周期并为子女的将来开启一个储蓄理财计划的时候了。
- curtail (v.) late 15c., from Middle French courtault "made short," from court "short" (Old French cort, from Latin curtus, from PIE root *sker- (1) "to cut") + -ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling in general use; curtal is retained in poetics to describe a "shortened" stanza or poem. Related: Curtailed; curtailing.
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