单词	curtailment
释义	curtailcur‧tail /kɜːˈteɪl $ kɜːr-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINcurtail Origin: 1400-1500 curtal ‘to cut short an animal's tail’ (15-17 centuries), from Old French courtault ‘animal with a shortened tail’; influenced by tail Verb Table VERB TABLE curtail Simple Form Present I, you, we, they curtail he, she, it curtails Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they curtailed Present perfect I, you, we, they have curtailed he, she, it has curtailed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had curtailed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will curtail Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have curtailed Continuous Form Present I am curtailing he, she, it is curtailing you, we, they are curtailing Past I, he, she, it was curtailing you, we, they were curtailing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been curtailing he, she, it has been curtailing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been curtailing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be curtailing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been curtailing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Budget cuts forced schools to curtail after-school programs. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A six-month Pentagon review recommended in December that the program be curtailed to combat a projected $ 15 billion overrun. Local authorities' ability to plan and develop a co-ordinated housing policy has been curtailed. Taxes will have to be raised or countercyclical spending will have to be sharply curtailed. The broiler industry, controlled by a handful of large companies, is curtailing production because of record high feed prices. The Government also wants private firms to curtail wage rises, currently running at around six percent. Their refusal to curtail spending plans and to increase the burden on poll tax payers is expected. Then their freedom is curtailed, their choices limited and their frustrations increased. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► severely/drastically curtail  Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► severely · Since 1979, public sector housing has been severely curtailed.· We will ensure that their influence is severely curtailed and, if possible, removed.· Specialised services on drugs and undercover activity were severely curtailed.· Arkies will never agree to one which doesn't severely curtail our freedoms. ► sharply · That strategy also includes sharply curtailing corporate banking to focus primarily on its biggest customers worldwide.· But they sharply curtailed their buying in the 1990s as a strengthening yen badly hurt their dollar-denominated positions.· Taxes will have to be raised or countercyclical spending will have to be sharply curtailed. NOUN► activity · Although he also continued to preach elsewhere, ill health probably curtailed his activities. ► freedom · Mrs Hardman has grown used to her independence, and I have no wish to curtail her freedom.· Democracy recognizes no prescribed path to be followed, because such prescriptiveness would curtail individual freedom.· Arkies will never agree to one which doesn't severely curtail our freedoms. ► government · As a result of the study, health officials are calling on manufacturers and the government to curtail exposures to children. to reduce or limit something SYN  cut:  The new law will curtail police powers.severely/drastically curtail Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.—curtailment noun [countable, uncountable]
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