1. The government hopes to curtail public spending.
    政府希望缩减公共事业开支。

1. 削减：在欧洲大陆和拉丁美洲,当一些天主教领袖紧抓过时的神权理念不放的时候,自由思想的自由派们(freethinking liberals)有时使用了国家力量去削减(curtail)天主教教会的影响.

2. 缩减：cursor 指针 | curtail 缩减 | curtain air 气垫空气

3. 剥夺：curse 诅咒 | curtail 剥夺 | curtain 窗帘

1. 缩短;减缩;限制
    If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.

    e.g. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...
           北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。
    e.g. I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...
           我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。

1. place restrictions on

    e.g. curtail drinking in school

    Synonym: restrictcurbcut back

2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

    e.g. My speech was cut short
           Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries

    Synonym: clipcut short