curb
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. 抑制
...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of AIDS. …旨在抑制愛(ài)滋病蔓延的廣告。
2. N-COUNT Curb is also a noun. 控制; 限制
He called for much stricter curbs on immigration. 他呼訏對(duì)移民實(shí)行更爲(wèi)嚴(yán)格的限制。
3. V-T If you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control. 控制 (脾氣、行爲(wèi)等)
He curbed his temper. 他控制住了自己的脾氣。
4. N-COUNT [美國(guó)英語(yǔ)] →see kerb
5. N-COUNT a swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain (馬腿上由扭傷導(dǎo)致的)腫脹[vet science]
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curb /k??b/ (curbing,curbed,curbs)
劍橋詞典
- to control or limit something that is not wanted
- He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly desires .
- You really need to curb your spending .
- The police are trying to curb under-age drinking . 返回 curb
控制；限制，約束；抑制
The government should act to curb tax evasion . 政府應(yīng)該採(cǎi)取行動(dòng)抑制逃稅。
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