英 [kɜːˈteɪlmənt] 美 [kɜːrˈteɪlmənt]
n. 缩减；削减；缩短；紧缩
curtailment /kɜːˈteɪlmənt/
单数型名词 The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. 缩减; 限制
...the curtailment of presidential power.
...对总统权力的限制。
the temporal property of being cut short
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
同义词： suppression
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
同义词： retrenchment / downsizing
退休金会计之有关名词（续） 缩减（Curtailment） 指显著减少现有员工预期未来服务年数，或削减众多员工未来服务之退休金，致重大影响财务报表的事项。
shorten vtr (time: make briefer) 时间 缩短 curtailment n (act of cutting short) 缩短 concentrate vtr (condense) 缩短（文章、段落等），精炼… .
... broker n. 经纪人、仲介 curtailment n. 削减、缩短 devalue v. 贬值、贬低 ...
curtail 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
缩减；削减；缩短；紧缩
While energy curtailment has come to Hawaii also, it should not affect the pleasure of your holiday.
夏威夷已开始节俭能源，但这不会影响大家愉快地度假。
The drastic curtailment of intellectual plurality makes it hard for a person to choose a way co relate to Being, to the world, and to himself.
这种对思想多元化的严厉限制，使得一个人难以选择一种方式去和人类，世界，以及他自身发生联系。
More than half the participants focused on conservation by curtailment: switching off the lights, changing thermostat Settings and driving less.
超过半数的受访者将注意力放在了削减生活能源：关灯、改变自动调温器的设置并且少开车。
The loss of his right arm might have caused the curtailment of his career.
BBC: Enrico Dandolo and the way history overlooks disability
The criticism is having an effect, and the curtailment of entertainment visas will dent the problem.
And we hope to see a significant curtailment of incursions by Israeli troops into Palestinian areas.