及物动词

1. 缩短;减缩;限制
If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.

1. place restrictions on

e.g. curtail drinking in school

Synonym: restrictcurbcut back

2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

e.g. My speech was cut short
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries

Synonym: clipcut short