curtail vt. 1.缩短,省略(讲话、节目等)。 2.削减,节减(经费等)。 3.褫夺,剥夺(特权、官衔等)。 curtail him of his title 取消他的官衔。 curtailed words 缩略词〔例:bus, phone 等〕。 have one's pay curtailed 被减薪。 n. -ment
The Curta is a small, hand-cranked mechanical calculator introduced by Curt Herzstark in 1948. It can be used to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and (with more difficulty) square roots and other operations.