curtail
英 [k??'te?l]
美[k?'tel]
- vt. 縮減；剪短；剝奪…特權(quán)等
英英釋意
- 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"
