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curtail美 [kɜr'teɪl] 英 [kɜː(r)'teɪl] 第三人称单数：curtails 现在分词：curtailing 过去式：curtailed v.+n. production curtail,curtail growth v. limit,restrain,restrict,hold back,cut back 1. | ~ sth 限制；缩短；减缩to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time |
| Spending on books has been severely curtailed. 购书开支已被大大削减。 | | The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off. 那次讲座被突然鸣响的火警中断了。 |
v. | 1. to reduce the length or duration of something 2. to reduce or limit something, especially something good |
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