curtailing

英 [kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
  If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
  1. 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。
  2. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...
     我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
  3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
     他的权力将受到极大的限制。

双语例句

• Countries can develop while curtailing climate change if they are'climate-smart ', the World Bank has said in a major new report.
  世界银行在一份重大的新报告中说，如果各国是“气候灵巧”的，它们就可以在发展的同时减少气候变化。
• Polluting factories have been shut down in Beijing and five surrounding provinces accounting for a quarter of GDP, curtailing activities such as steel, cement and chemicals.
  北京及周边五省（其gdp占中国全国的四分之一）会造成污染的工厂被关闭，导致钢铁、水泥和化学品等生产的缩减。
• Focus is on supply& not curtailing demand like India.
  关注供给而不像印度缩减需求。
• Power plants in Jiangsu and Hubei provinces and the city of Shanghai were curtailing operations.
  江苏、湖北和上海的发电厂运营受限。
• If bad weather sets in, one should consider shortening or curtailing the planned route.
  如遇天气变坏，应审慎考虑缩短或取消所计划的行程。
• Guarding Against Inflation While Curtailing Deflation Never suppress specific compiler warnings.
  既要抑制通缩，又要警惕通胀永远不要抑制特定的编译警告（图略）。
• Curtailing Saudi production, in particular, would be a huge shock to markets.
  沙特阿拉伯产量下降，对市场的冲击会尤其严重。
• Credit markets are gummed up, curtailing company investment and consumer spending.
  信贷市场出现严重危机，对企业投资和消费者开支起到抑制作用。
• If the Greeks voted Yes, the curtailing of ECB support might be reversed.
  如果希腊人投赞成票，欧洲央行减少支援的情况也许会逆转。
• The fiscal deficit should therefore be reduced by curtailing the increases in social spending that the president advocated in his election campaign.
  因此，应通过限制社会支出增加（这是奥巴马在竞选中的主张），来减少财政赤字。