学个词Learn a Word 第1476课 curtail

  今天我们要学的词是curtail¹。Curtail, 是缩减，削减的意思。 "Electronics manufacturer Foxconn reached an agreement with Apple to sharply curtail working hours and significantly increase wages inside its factories in China," 电子产品生产企业富士康和苹果公司达成协议，同意在富士康设在中国的工厂内大幅缩短工作时长，显著提高工人工资。 "China's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker² ZTE said it will curtail its business in Iran," 中国第二大电信设备生产商中兴通讯表示，该公司将收缩在伊朗的业务。 "UK retail³ sales in February fell more than forecast as consumers curtailed⁴ spending," 由于消费者缩减支出，英国二月份商品零售额跌幅超过预期。好，今天我们学习的词是curtail...

1 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

2 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 curtailed   

v.截断，缩短( curtail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Spending on books has been severely curtailed. 购书开支已被大大削减。
• Their public health programme had to be severely curtailed. 他们的公共卫生计划不得不大大收缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》