curtail 基本解释
vt. 缩减, 剥夺, 简略
[法] 剥夺特权
curtail 词性变化
过去分词:curtailed 现在分词:curtailing 过去式:curtailed 第三人称单数:curtails
中文词源
curtail 缩短
来自PIE*sker, 剪，切，词源同shear, short. -ault, 贬义后缀，词源同valiant, 勇敢的，顽固的。比较-ard, 贬义后缀，来自hard, 见bastard. 原指剪短尾巴的马，拼写受tail影响俗化。
词组短语
1、curtail expenses 削减开支
2、curtail schedule [经] 债务压缩计划
3、curtail expenditures 缩减开支
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