curtailing

英 [kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ]

美 [kɜːrˈteɪlɪŋ]

v.  限制; 缩短; 减缩
curtail的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缩短;减缩;限制
  If youcurtailsomething, you reduce or limit it.
  1. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...
     北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。
  2. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...
     我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。
  3. His powers will be severely curtailed.
     他的权力将受到极大的限制。

双语例句

• However, when PDVSA, the national oil company, was unable to meet its debt-for-oil repayment schedules, it was forced to borrow from the central bank, contributing to the hard currency shortage that is fuelling inflation and curtailing imports of food.
  但是，当委内瑞拉国家石油公司（PDVSA）无法履行其债务换石油还款计划时，它被迫从央行借钱，从而加剧了硬通货短缺，助长通胀，妨碍食品进口。
• Curtailing Saudi production, in particular, would be a huge shock to markets.
  沙特阿拉伯产量下降，对市场的冲击会尤其严重。
• As the consumer is not in the business to make profits through curtailing energy, the unsatisfied demand has to be acquired through balancing market, at periods closer to intended consumption.
  由于用户不参与通过削减供电量来牟利的商业运作，因此未得到满足的用户需求只能从平衡市场中在更接近于预期用电的时段中获得。
• The main negative is that European companies have been curtailing investment, in spite of high generation of free cash flow.
  主要的利淡因素为尽管欧洲企业赚取可观的自由流动现金，但仍持续削减投资。
• However, food aid from China and South Korea, which supplied nearly 400,000 tons, last year allowed North Korea to order international aid agencies out of the country, curtailing the work of the WFP itself.
  然而，中国和韩国对朝鲜的粮食援助，令朝鲜在去年下令一些国际援助机构撤离，并中断了世界粮食计划署在朝鲜的工作。韩国去年向朝鲜供应了近40万吨粮食。
• The credit crisis sweeping around the globe is drastically curtailing shipping activity as shippers cancel contracts with shipowners because of the mounting difficulty of obtaining trade finance.
  席卷全球的信贷危机正在大幅削减航运活动。随着贸易融资日益困难，许多发货人取消了与船东的合同。
• Productive efficiency occurs when production of one good can not be increased without curtailing production of another good.
  如要增加某一种商品的产量，就必须减少另外一种商品的生产，此时生产效率就高。
• Many companies are mothballing mines and curtailing exploration to conserve cash as prices tumble.
  由于价格暴跌，许多公司封存矿山、减少勘探以保存现金。
• Credit markets are gummed up, curtailing company investment and consumer spending.
  信贷市场出现严重危机，对企业投资和消费者开支起到抑制作用。
• The fiscal deficit should therefore be reduced by curtailing the increases in social spending that the president advocated in his election campaign.
  因此，应通过限制社会支出增加（这是奥巴马在竞选中的主张），来减少财政赤字。