curtail

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curtail 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 缩减, 剥夺, 简略

[法] 剥夺特权

英文释义

v place restrictions on

v terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

curtail 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 curtail 在自然语境里怎么用：

They also offered to kill the podcast and significantly curtail the video promotional requirements.

—— There is a cost to being unreachable. But the cost of being available is far higher. Jerusalem Demsas’s experiment in disconnectedness

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mike Lee (R-UT) and others, which aims to curtail some of the government’s warrantless surveillance programs.

—— With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

I limited my time researching and the number of images I’d collect, even if that curtailed the context I could provide.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

As the debate plays out in Washington, multiple states have tried to curtail prediction markets, arguing they are essentially operating as unlicensed gambling platforms.

—— Polymarket and Kalshi are up against a united Congress as D.C. steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

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