curtailing

英 [kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
  If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
  1. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...
     北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。
  2. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...
     我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
  3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
     他的权力将受到极大的限制。

双语例句

• During the course of successfully controlling inflation and effectively curtailing the trend of deflation, China has accumulated rich macro-control experiences.
  在成功地治理通货膨胀和有效地抑制通货紧缩趋势的过程中，中央积累了丰富的宏观调控经验。
• Polluting factories have been shut down in Beijing and five surrounding provinces accounting for a quarter of GDP, curtailing activities such as steel, cement and chemicals.
  北京及周边五省（其gdp占中国全国的四分之一）会造成污染的工厂被关闭，导致钢铁、水泥和化学品等生产的缩减。
• Macquarie Group, the Australian bank, has shaken up its infrastructure investment business by cutting more than a 10th of its staff, curtailing the life of its latest European Fund and granting investors a discount on fees.
  澳大利亚投资银行麦格理集团（macquariegroup）已重组基础设施投资业务，裁减了逾一成的员工，缩短了旗下最新欧洲基金的寿命，并向投资者提供收费折扣。
• As the consumer is not in the business to make profits through curtailing energy, the unsatisfied demand has to be acquired through balancing market, at periods closer to intended consumption.
  由于用户不参与通过削减供电量来牟利的商业运作，因此未得到满足的用户需求只能从平衡市场中在更接近于预期用电的时段中获得。
• If the Greeks voted Yes, the curtailing of ECB support might be reversed.
  如果希腊人投赞成票，欧洲央行减少支援的情况也许会逆转。
• If bad weather sets in, one should consider shortening or curtailing the planned route.
  如遇天气变坏，应审慎考虑缩短或取消所计划的行程。
• Focus is on supply& not curtailing demand like India.
  关注供给而不像印度缩减需求。
• Productive efficiency occurs when production of one good can not be increased without curtailing production of another good.
  如要增加某一种商品的产量，就必须减少另外一种商品的生产，此时生产效率就高。
• International Customs Valuation System and the curtailing of non-tariff barriers; raise tariff walls against foreign goods
  国际海关估价制度与削减非关税壁垒建立关税壁垒以抵制舶来品
• Countries can develop while curtailing climate change if they are'climate-smart ', the World Bank has said in a major new report.
  世界银行在一份重大的新报告中说，如果各国是“气候灵巧”的，它们就可以在发展的同时减少气候变化。