"curtail" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 縮減
• 限制

Definition

減少、限制或縮短某事的數量或範圍，通常與權利、活動或資源有關。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Curtail” 是正式詞彙，常見於書面或正式場合，通常與“spending（開支）、rights（權利）、freedom（自由）”等詞連用。帶有負面意味，表示受到限制。不得用於具體物品剪裁，需用“cut”或“shorten”。

Examples

The company will curtail its spending this year.

公司今年將**縮減**開支。

They decided to curtail the celebration because of the weather.

他們因為天氣原因**縮減**了慶祝活動。

New laws may curtail our freedom.

新法律可能會**限制**我們的自由。

Budget cuts forced the school to curtail after-school programs.

預算削減迫使學校**縮減**課外活動。

Many people were angry when their rights were suddenly curtailed.

許多人在他們的權利被突然**限制**時感到憤怒。

To save time, we had to curtail the meeting and skip some topics.

為節省時間，我們不得不**縮短**會議並跳過一些主題。