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curtail [英] [kɜ:ˈteɪl] [美] [kɚˈtel] [动] 缩短;限制;缩减 词频排名 35439/55435 学习人数 27291 难度等级 7/10 认知比例 24.71% 例句 You'd better curtail your report. 你最好缩短你的报告。 We must try to curtail our spending. 我们必须尽力缩减开支。 But they will not curtail either illegal immigration or illicit working as much as supporters claim. 但是他们不会像支持者要求的那样极力控制非法移民并打击非法劳务。 助记 词根 tail=cut,表示“剪,割” tailor n.裁缝 curtail v.缩短;削减(cur短+tail→减短,参考;curt简短失礼的) "detail n.琐事;详情(de=away,四处剪→琐事)" retail v.零售(re再+tail→再减一次→零售) "entail v.使承担,把…遗传给, 导致(en使…→把剪下的东西给别人)" entail sb. doing sth导致某人做某事
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