n. 1.勒马绳，马衔索。 2.限制，抑制，拘束；制止。 3.(生于后足使马成瘸脚的)硬瘤。 4.(人行道的)镶边；井栏；【建筑】缘饰。 5.〔美国〕(证券的)场外市场〔又作 curb market (＝〔英国〕 kerb market)〕；场外经纪人。 短语和例子 curb for fire place 壁炉槛。 on the curb 〔美国〕(交易所开市前)在街头，在场外。 put [place] a curb on [upon] 限制，抑制。 vt. 1.给(马)扣上马衔。 2.制止，束缚。 3.用石块镶…的边；在…处设井栏。 短语和例子 curb one's desires 抑制欲望。
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" 同义词：bridle, check,
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) 同义词：curbing, kerb,
a horse''s bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse 同义词：curb bit,
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" 同义词：restrict, curtail, cut back,
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one''s desires" 同义词：suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer,
keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" 同义词：control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate,
例句与用法
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I stood at the curb trying to breathe . 我站在人行道沿上想缓口气。
2.
Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb . 精心装饰的出殡汽车沿街排列着。
3.
Progress has been made in curbing inflation . 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
4.
I sought to curb the speculation . 我想制止这种猜测。
5.
No curb was put either on her words or actions . 她说话和行动都随心所俗，不加拘束。
6.
They could only be curbed by an awful severity . 唯有用可怕的严厉手段才能把他们制服。
7.
Mel curbed his irritation . 梅尔压下了他的无名火。
8.
He curbed the impulse, arising out of his sea-training . 他把海上生活中养成的冲动习惯硬自抑制下去。
9.
Time curbed the artist's pride and the philistine's vulgarity . 时间限制了艺术家的骄傲和市侩的鄙俗。
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At times a climate may curb motives; at other times it may arouse them . 有时环境可能压抑士气，有时却能激发士气。
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