n.（卡片）横向穿区；穿孔卡上孔行的横向区分（划分），卡片部分；水平分界线
adj.缩短的；省略的

The lecture was curtailed due to time constraints.
这次讲座因为时间限制而被缩短了。
The pandemic has curtailed many social activities.
疫情削减了许多社交活动。
The government's new policy aims to curtail unnecessary spending.
政府的新政策旨在减少不必要的开支。
Illness curtailed her ambitions to travel the world.
疾病阻碍了她环游世界的雄心。
The bad weather curtailed our hiking trip.
恶劣的天气缩短了我们的徒步旅行。
The coach decided to curtail the training session to avoid exhaustion.
教练决定缩短训练以避免过度疲劳。
Financial difficulties have forced us to curtail our marketing budget.
财政困难迫使我们削减营销预算。
The new regulations will curtail the freedom of the press.
新的规定将会限制新闻自由。
We had to curtail our evening plans when the kids got sick.
孩子们生病后，我们不得不取消了晚上的计划。
The emergency situation required that all non-essential services be curtailed.
应对紧急情况需要削减所有非必要的服务。