vt.缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
curtails───vt.缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
curtain───n.幕；窗帘；vt.遮蔽；装上门帘
curtal───短的
curtailed───v.简略；缩减；剥夺
curtailer───限功率器
curtains───窗帘（curtain的复数）；becurtainsforsb，对某人而言是灾难
cattail───n.香蒲；柔夷花序之花
cowtail───n.粗劣的羊后腿毛
curial───adj.元老院的；罗马教廷的；中世纪法庭的；n.(Curial)人名；(法)屈里亚尔；(西)库里亚尔
But I don't want it seriously to curtail my longevity.───但我真的不想让抽烟缩短我的寿命。
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.───北大西洋公约组织计划缩减派往该地的部队数量。
Meanwhile, Russia may curtail exports.───同时俄罗斯也将削减出口。
He explains that his wife would not allow her marriage to curtail her freedom or her need for adventure.───他解释说，他的妻子不允许她的婚姻剥夺她的自由或者对冒险的渴求。
Yes they'd take a bath on them if they were to do it but, It would severely curtail the U. S. Governments ability to borrow.───是的，他们会对自己进行一场洗礼，如果他们这样做，这将严重削减美国政府的借款能力。
Red Shirt leaders told reporters they were ready to negotiate if the army ends its efforts to forcibly curtail the spread of protests.───红衫军领导人对媒体记者说，如果军方停止强行收缩示威范围，他们随时可以谈判。
Mr Rato said the credit squeeze was a "serious crisis" that was not over yet and would curtail growth worldwide.───拉托指出，信贷紧缩是一场尚未结束的“严重危机”，将在全球范围内抑制增长。
Ordering banks to stop lending is a remarkably effective way of reining in loan growth, even if it does little to curtail investment.───（政府）命令银行停止放贷，是一种相当有效的控制贷款增长的办法，即便这对于抑制投资几乎没什么作用。
Once I found a job, I had to curtail my hours at the hospital, but I did not stop my volunteer work.───找到工作以后，虽然不得以要缩减在医院做义工的时间，但是我没有停止过。