curtailment

n.

缩减，缩短；

1. In spite of economic despair, the Rulers never think in the curtailment of defense expenditure of the country.
   尽管经济低迷，统治者却从来没有想过缩减国防开支。
2. If economic recovery continues and today's curtailment of political freedoms proves transitory, Mr Putin could yet be hailed as Russia's saviour.
   如果经济复苏持续下去，且如今政治自由的缩减被证明是短暂的，普京还是会被当作俄罗斯的救星而受人爱戴。

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