Curtail

[kɜː'teɪl] or [kɚ'tel]

解释:

(v. t.) To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.

(n.) The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.

录入:鲁道夫

同义词及近义词：

v. a. [1]. Shorten, abridge, retrench, lop, cut short.[2]. Diminish, lessen, decrease.

乔整理

同义词及反义词：

[See ABBREVIATE]

格伦录入

解释:

v.t. to cut short: to cut off a part: to abridge:—pr.p. curtail′ing; pa.p. curtailed′.—ns. Curtail′ment; Curtail′-step the rounded step at the bottom of a stair.

录入:莫伊拉