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

• This, he wrote in 1919, will ultimately result in the curtailing of the reproduction of feeble-mindedness.
  这项工作，他1919年写道，最终将导致减少有智力缺陷的人口的繁殖。
• 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。
• "Political parties will only be curtailing their spending power by backing proposals to curb black money," he says.
  他说：这些政客不可能冒着削减自己开销的危险来支持这个必然会导致他们的黑钱无法使用的提案。
• 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 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。
• Analysts say investors are becoming increasingly worried that funding problems among financial institutions could drive the faltering US economy into a recession next year, curtailing global economic growth.
  分析师表示，投资者越来越担心金融机构的融资问题可能使目前步履蹒跚的美国经济于明年陷入衰退，从而遏制全球经济增长。
• 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。
• Some cities started curtailing gas supplies to certain businesses.
  一些城市开始限制对部分企业的燃气供应。
• Many companies are mothballing mines and curtailing exploration to conserve cash as prices tumble.
  由于价格暴跌，许多公司封存矿山、减少勘探以保存现金。
• As the consumer is not in the business to make profits through curtailing energy, the unsatisfied demand has to be acquired through balancing market, at periods closer to intended consumption.
  由于用户不参与通过削减供电量来牟利的商业运作，因此未得到满足的用户需求只能从平衡市场中在更接近于预期用电的时段中获得。