verb🔗Share断尾,截尾 To cut short the tail of an animal"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."给马断尾反而得到了很长的马尾毛。animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缩减,削减。 To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate."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。timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share限制,约束。 To limit or restrict, keep in check."The company is curtailing travel expenses to save money. "公司为了省钱,正在限制差旅费用。actiongovernmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩减,削减。 A cutting short; truncation."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。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading