释义 |
curtail/kɜ:ˈteil/v. tr. 1 cut short; reduce; terminate esp. prematurely 截短,缩短;减少,削减;(尤指提前)中止 curtailed his visit to America 缩短了他对美国的访问 2 (foll. by 后跟 of) archaic deprive of [古义]剥夺 □ curtailment n.[obsolete curtal ‘horse with docked tail’, via French courtault from court ‘short’, from Latin curtus: assimilated to tail] |