Curtail
[ kɚ'tel ]
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v. 缩短;剥夺（特权，官衔等）;削减;
💡 词根助记
cur短+tail剪，割→减短；参考
📝 例句
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cur-cut割,tail-尾巴:割尾巴是削减
※ cur-curt简短的,tail-尾巴:简短的尾巴是被裁短的缘故
※ curt-简略,ail-烦恼:为简略而而削减开支,心理压力增大,自寻烦恼
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-tail-表示“裁剪”
📖 牛津释义
curtail
v[Tn]
make (sth) shorter or less; reduce 缩短, 减少（某事物）; 削减
curtail a speech, one's holidays 缩短讲话、 假期
We must try to curtail our spending. 我们必须尽力缩减开支.
Illness has curtailed her sporting activities. 她因病而减少了体育活动.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kә:'teil]vt. 缩减, 剥夺, 简略【法】 剥夺特权
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📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Thank you very much.
非常感谢。
Could you give me an indication of the price?
您能提供一个参考价吗？
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了几下，掉进了阴沟里。