| 釋義 |
curtail /kx'teil; k 討 tel/ vt [VP6A] make shorter than was at first planned; cut off a part of: (較最初計劃)縮短; 縮減; 提早結(jié)束： to ~ a speech/one's holidays; 提早結(jié)束演說(休假); to ~ the allowance one has been making to sb, give him less money. 減少給予某人的津貼。 ~ment n [U, C] act or result of ~ing. 縮短; 縮減; 減少。 |