curtail
英 [kɜː'teɪl]
美[kɚ'tel]
- vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
英英释意
- 1. place restrictions on;
- "curtail drinking in school"
- 2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent;
- "My speech was cut short"
- "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"