英:[kɜːb]
美:[kɜːrb]
英:[kɜːb]
美:[kɜːrb]
复数:curbs
第三人称单数:curbs
现在分词:curbing
过去式:curbed
过去分词:curbed
词根:curb
n.curbing 边石的材料;边石
noun
or British kerb an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter see also kick to the curb
They sat on the curb eating their ice cream.
[from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street] a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange
a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine
an enclosing frame, border, or edging
check, restraint government policies that are designed to put a curb on spending
a price curb
a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jawsalso: the chain or strap attached to it see bit illustration
verb
transitive verb
to furnish with a curb
to check or control with or as if with a curb
trying to curb her curiosity
to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (such as a gutter) for defecation
curb inflation抑制通货膨胀
curb marketn. 场外交易市场;股票证券场外交易市场
这组词都有“阻止、抑制、制止”的意思,其区别是:
bridle指抑制住强烈的感情或欲望。
check多指阻止前进或继续发展。
refrain常指暂时对某种行动或冲动的抑制。
curb可指急剧或果断的制止,也可指用严格的方法加以控制。
inhibit主要指抑制愿望、情绪或念头,也指制止某物的蔓延。
restrain含义广,指用强力或权力去阻止或限制某人做某事。
以上来源于网络
15世纪晚期,“系在马嘴上的皮带”(连接在马笼头的嚼环上,用于控制动物),来自古法语 courbe “马勒”,源自拉丁语 curvus,源自 curvare “弯曲”,源自 PIE 词根 *sker-(2)“转弯,弯曲”。同一词在14世纪晚期被用于“驼峰”的意义上,在盎格鲁拉丁语中被用作“弯曲或拱形的木材”(13世纪晚期)。
“封闭的框架”的意义始于1510年代,可能最初是带有“弯曲”的概念; 到1731年时扩展到花坛边缘; 到1791年时扩展到“人行道和道路之间连接的竖立石头的边缘”(有时拼写为 kerb)。比喻意义上的“检查,制约,阻止”的意义始于1610年代。
跑道凸缘
勒马绳
马衔索
[路]缘石
马后足硬瘤:马跟韧带增厚,致因后踝关节背部肿胀而跛行
[路]缘石
遏制
Noun Middle French courbe curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from courbe curved, from Latin curvus Verb derivative of curb >entry 1
The first known use of curb was in the 15th century
curb1 of 2noun
a chain or strap on a horse's bit used to control the horse by pressing against the lower jaw
check entry 1 sense 3
price curbs
an enclosing border (as of stone or concrete) often along the edge of a street
curb2 of 2verb
to control by or furnish with or as if with a curb curb your appetite
legislation to curb price and wage increases
to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation
curbnoun
a swelling on the back of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint that is due to strain or rupture of the ligament and generally causes lameness
1 It's easier to pick up apples than to drag tree branches all the way to the curb.
摘苹果比把树枝一直拖到路边要容易得多。
2 The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.
3 Joseph idled the car at the curb.
约瑟夫大大咧咧地把车停靠在路边。
4 Besides "Modern Family," "Girls" and "Veep," comedy series nominees include "The Big Bang Theory," "30 Rock" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
5 Curb food advertising to kids and maybe even to adults.
6 We should increase input in agriculture, develop advanced technologies, curb market speculation, increase food assistance and intensify cooperation in food.
我们应该加大农业投入,发展先进技术,抑制市场投机,增加粮食援助并加强粮食合作。
7 But let me caution that I have been known to dissolve into incontinent giggles while watching episodes of “Curb” or of “Seinfeld,” the fabled sitcom of which Mr. David was a co-creator.
8 But it turns out that Trump was in on the joke and the heckler was none other than comedian Larry David of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame.
9 Other times I was like, this still feels like “Curb” — even though I love “Curb.”
10 The experiments — attempted while Mr. Garlin tries to reduce his strain on the environment, film a season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and raise two adolescent children with his wife — mostly end in failure.
11 When a local television station in Boston promoted an interview with Ms. Manahan and her co-writer, Rosemary Curb, local Catholic officials complained, saying the broadcast would be “an affront to the sensitivity of Roman Catholics.”
12 The big horse pulled at the curb.
13 Negron, a revered club comedian who also appeared in Easy Money, Better Off Dead, and sitcoms like Friends, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, reportedly had been battling cancer.
14 Among semi-fictional series about comedians, it's less whimsical than "Curb Your Enthusiasm," angrier than "Louie" and more real than "The Comedians."
15 The plot of Curb's ninth season is closely guarded, but David's delight in causing chaos among his Angeleno neighbors will surely remain unchanged.
16 David’s performance also included some of his trademark observational humor, which the comedian famously included on Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
17 Yes, this rips off “The Larry Sanders Show” and to some extent “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and it’s not nearly as good as either of those.
18 By 2010, our country expects to curb environmental deterioration in the cities and villages.
到2010年, 我国可能制止城乡环境的恶化.
19 The conversation between Mr. David, the creator and star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and Mr. Steinberg, the longtime comic and host of Showtime’s “Inside Comedy,” will take place at Town Hall on Nov. 10.
20 Thursday morning, people who respect comedy may at last have a full sense of what it's like to be one of those "Curb" characters who detests the fictional Larry David.
1 抑制
stay brake constraint restraint suppression inhibition containment strangulation countercheck control hold check contain fight pocket arrest govern dam swallow suppress squash choke inhibit withhold restrain constrain leash baffle stifle depress quench smother subdue strangle repress quell constrict mortify put a damper on bottle up patience denial bridle pullback mortification holdback refrain bit command bottle chill damp cork gulp nip to bottle up feelings in restraint of disincentive trap blanket discourage conquer tame hamper rein coerce fixate fetter chasten dampen fight down keep in hold in repressive attack repression damp down hold back choke back inhibiting master throttle suffocate deaden hold down inhibitory suppressive oppression jamming subdual tutor help press possess spike poison crucify halter subjugate vanquish forbear bate obtund throttlehold baffling coercive back wrap lid continence kibosh arrestation keep stop rule sink spare cushion temper deter detain repel opiate snub muffle strangulate embar keep in check bring under set a bridle on cast a damper on bring under control keep under gear down get under low-key restraining suppressed low-keyed restrainedly downhold discipline forbearance arrestment holddown clip keep in order keep under control keep a check on in line
2 拘束
uneasy restrained control chain bond restriction constraint restraint confinement manacle trammel cramp restrain crib tether shackle entrammel strait-waistcoat
3 马嚼子
4 马路牙子
8 场外市场
9 束缚
astriction band tie bond restriction cord binding slavery restraint cramp leash imprison captivity yoke shackle bondage bridle noose stricture thrall fetter stranglehold manacle trammel thralldom thraldom ring-fence hamshackle astringe enfetter engage chain bind restrain constrain tether pinion halter swaddle enchain entrammel astrict strait-waistcoat
10 缘饰
13 控制
keep hold control check government rule regulation grip possession determination clutch governance sway mastery restraint dominion domination rein containment corset thrall cover stay contain direct master command capture possess restrict dominate regulate govern manipulate seize dictate damp baffle quench subdue inundate bridle get a grip on get the best of keep a lid on have at feet get mitts on get hooks into button up management grasp manipulation dominance conquest modulation taming stem tame restrain rein back hand direction disposal disposition regimen protectorate cognizance work manage rig leash servo at the wheel get a grip in command of bring under control hold the reins have in the palm of hand hold the key of take the helm crack the whip hold in leash i/c manipulative fetter mastership police boss discipline operate bind dispose king it ride herd on keep in in control at the helm get a handle on call the shots regulatory saddle -led handle harness hijack enslave manoeuvre circumscribe grab ahold of hold in check keep in check take over the reins take up the reins get ahold of put the brakes on damp down head up rein in reel in keep down controlled governing monopolistic limitation handling seizure takeover take lead beat charm steer conquer suppress dampen modulate call the tune keep under take over get over hold back be in control be in control of take over from restriction tyranny school run condition determine cure overtake stifle repress keep to take possession hold sway possessively helm wield bestride seize hold of catch hold of whip hand keep under control get under control keep in order keep control over keep a check on get under have control over take hold of have control of keep control of
14 边栏或边石
15 制止
deterrent check prevention lid restraint suppression repression smother deterrence interdiction interdict dissuasion quietus countercheck determent keep stay break prevent correct restrict deter restrain cork staunch
17 驾御
18 限制
limit limitation restriction constraint restraint leash stricture curtailment confine restrict bound cramp constrain curtail circumscribe trammel hem in tie down bottle up limiting restrictive downhold astriction regulation string reserve qualification reservation modification stint confinement embargo circumscription ring-fence determine tie qualify modify narrow pinch peg restrain imprison bottleneck scant swaddle straiten astrict
20 约束
restrictive restriction constraint restraint repression strait-jacket tutor restrain bridle mortify circumscribe hold in check tied Chain commitment obligation constipation leash rein tentacle stricture trammel tie commit CAP bind restrict constrain obligate repress constrict tie down repressed cramp hold govern fetter keep in check button down band bond brake cord bound manacle zariba bit bottle regulate inhibit hold in control check chain sanction straitjacket hem in box in deal wrap albatross preengage book engage tether constipate bear in hand
21 勒住
22 道牙
23 硬瘤
25 抑止