查询词典 curtail

Its goals were to curtail the presentation of gimcracks (which they regarded as inappropriate as expressions of mere acquaintanceship), and to curb the practice of store clerks giving presents to their supervisors ( the gifts were "extorted" rather than heartfelt).

其目标是减少赠送华而不实的小玩意儿（他们认为赠送这类小玩意儿不合适，搞得人们就象刚认识一样。）同时限制商店店员向其主管送礼（这种送礼相当于&敲诈&，而不是真心赠送）。

What we're talking about is an e-conomy-wide mood swing. Busi-nesses in lots of industries shed jobs. Consumers tighten their belts. Banks curtail lending.

但我们所谈的是经济上的情绪摆荡：很多行业的公司行号裁员；消费者勒紧裤带；银行限缩放贷。

A bilateral optional electricity forward contract is introduced in this paper,which entitles both seller and buyer to curtail or reject the contracted energy when the spot price is high or low.

提出了一种合同双方均有选择权的电力远期合同模型，根据期权定价思想给出了合同价格计算方法，并通过一个合同买卖双方各自追求最大期望报酬的均衡模型，给出了有关期权敲定价的均衡选择。

But periodic economic dislocations, such as "The Panic of 1837," did not curtail rapid U

可是像&1837年大恐慌&那样的周期性经济紊乱并没有阻碍19世纪美国经济的迅速发展。

This is not an ordinary box, which is used as a background picture of the dialog box, very pretty.

详细说明：这可不是一个一般的对话框，它是用图片作为背景的对话框，非常好看。

Conceal me what I am,and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent.

遮掩我的身份，帮助我，我的面具将成为我的目的。