curtail
curtail漢語翻譯
【法】 剝奪特權(quán)
curtail詞型變化
curtail英語解釋
動詞 curtail:
- place restrictions on同義詞:restrict, curb, cut back
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent同義詞:clip, cut short
curtail例句
- John's father curtail his allowance.約翰的父親減少了他的零用錢。
- Illness has curtailed her sporting activities.她因病而減少了體育活動。
- We must try to curtail our spending.我們必須盡力縮減開支。
- The President had to curtail his visit.總統(tǒng)不得不縮短他的訪問日期。
curtail詳細解釋
cur.tail
v.tr.(及物動詞)cur.tailed,cur.tail.ing,cur.tails To cut short; abbreviate.See Synonyms at shorten 截短;省略參見 shorten
來源:Middle English curtailen [to restrict] 中古英語 curtailen [限制] probably blend of Old French courtauld [docked] * see curtal 可能混合了 古法語 courtauld [剪短的] *參見 curtalMiddle English taillen [to cut] from Old French tailler * see tailor 中古英語 taillen [割] 源自 古法語 tailler *參見 tailor
【引伸】
curtail.er
n.(名詞)curtail.ment
n.(名詞)