1.缩短,省略(讲话,节目等)
2.削减,节减(经费等)
3.褫夺,剥夺(特权,官衔等)
1.to reduce or limit something, especially something good
1.You cannot win the battle that way and only give cause for a powerful response, and a further curtailing of your freedom.
你们不可能以那种方式赢得战争，而仅仅是给予那些“黑暗力量”更强力的回应，而更加“削减”了你们“真实自由”的机会。
2.Some are prescriptive, enshrining freedoms, curtailing the powers of the state and generally hampering would-be dictators.
一类是规范性宪法，这类宪法重视自由，弱化政权，制衡可能存在的独裁者。
3.Negotiations between the U. S. and the Soviet Union aimed at curtailing the manufacture of strategic nuclear missiles.
美国与苏联间为了削减生产战略核导弹的谈判。
4.Hawks have long warned that it would be impossible to curb government spending without curtailing spending on health.
赤字鹰派早已警告说，不缩减医疗支出而抑制住政府支出将是不可能的。
5.Another is when dealers abandon ship, curtailing the fairs they attend to two a year, say, instead of three.
另一种是交易商为了从不景气中及时抽身，把每年三次的展会缩短为每年两次。
6.A state that offers little else, while curtailing other personal liberties, creates a vacuum in its citizens' lives.
一个国家除了物质财富以外几乎什么都不提供，还限制其它形式的个人自由，就会在公民生活中创造一个真空。
7.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。
8.Some policymakers indicated in December they had a "fairly high" threshold for curtailing the stimulus program.
一些决策者在12月暗示，缩减刺激计划规模的门槛“相当高”。
9.Operator BAA Airports Ltd. began curtailing operations on Saturday morning, and there were no arrivals through Sunday evening.
其运营商BAAAirportsLtd.于当地时间周六上午开始限制航班飞行，直到周日晚没有一趟航班抵达机场。
10.And legal reform and curtailing corruption have been made harder as minor officials have aped the asset grabs of superiors.
此外，随着低层官员效仿上级强占资产，法制改革与遏制腐败已变得更加艰难。