curtailed
past simple and past participle ofcurtail
| 单词 | curtailed |
| 释义 | curtailed past simple and past participle ofcurtail curtail verb[T] uk/kəˈteɪl/us/kɚˈteɪl/tostopsomething before it isfinished, or toreduceorlimitsomething: to curtailyourholiday/spending With all thesnow,ourdailywalkshave beenseverelycurtailed. to cancel something
Cancelling and interrupting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Limiting and restricting Examplesofcurtailedcurtailed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If outlays threaten to exceed the threshold, allotments must be reduced and/or enrollmentscurtailedunless the cap is expressly overridden by legislative action. From theCambridge English Corpus It wascurtailedonce the money dried up with the phasing out of privatisation and the nation's economic contraction that set in after 1997. From theCambridge English Corpus In the absence of partners, older people sometimes found their social networkscurtailed. From theCambridge English Corpus Certainly, conditionality and, in places, the restriction of aid flows, havecurtailedthe resources available to those in state power. From theCambridge English Corpus An assertive president is likely to have his formal powerscurtailedif she were ever to try to use them. From theCambridge English Corpus Participants heard how difficult it is to stop a determined thief, which may havecurtailedsupport for policing and obviation. From theCambridge English Corpus In practice, the scope that employees have to bargain is severelycurtailedby the nature of the labour market. From theCambridge English Corpus Once private transport is unavailable, discretionary trips may becurtailedor cease. From theCambridge English Corpus The influence of excessively long reading times wascurtailedin the following way. From theCambridge English Corpus The other main source of food, fishing, wascurtailedas a consequence of the cold winters that followed the eruption. From theCambridge English Corpus As introns increase in size through the fixation of insertions, selection against deletions may relax leading tocurtailedgrowth of the intron. From theCambridge English Corpus In the end the program was neither subjected to full scrutiny, nor was itcurtailed. From theCambridge English Corpus These deadlines can be extended by one month orcurtailedon the grounds of efficiency or urgency. 21. From theCambridge English Corpus One reason for itscurtailedexistence may well have been the practical difficulties involved in sound levels at concerts. From theCambridge English Corpus The reforms which began after 1780curtailedthe opportunities for most officials or politicians to establish family fortunes. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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