curb
🇺🇸
/kɜːrb/
🇬🇧
/kɜːb/
verb
R
to control or limit something, especially something bad
She tried to curb her spending to save money.
她试图控制开支以节省金钱。
noun
R
something that controls and puts limits on something
The new law is a curb on pollution.
新法律是对污染的一种限制。
R
the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
The car hit the curb and damaged the tire.
汽车撞到路缘石，损坏了轮胎。
translation
抑制
限制措施, 路缘石
词形变化
Plural
curbs
Progressive
curbing
Past
curbed
3rd Present
curbs
Perfect
curbed