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curtailing

/kərˈteɪlɪŋ/

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verb

断尾，截尾

To cut short the tail of an animal

Examples :

"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

给马断尾反而得到了很长的马尾毛。

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verb

缩减，削减。

To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

Examples :

"When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

当听众开始变得焦躁不安时，演讲者便缩短了她的演讲。

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verb

限制，约束。

To limit or restrict, keep in check.

Examples :

"The company is curtailing travel expenses to save money. "

公司为了省钱，正在限制差旅费用。

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noun

缩减，削减。

A cutting short; truncation.

Examples :

"The company announced a curtailing of travel expenses to reduce the budget deficit. "

公司宣布缩减差旅费，以减少预算赤字。