curb

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kɜːb/    美 /kɝb/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand). US
  2. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. US
  3. Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. US,figuratively
    — Even by theſe Men, Religion, that ſhould be / The curb, is made the ſpur to tyranny: / They with their double key of conſcience bind / The Subjects ſouls, and leave Kings unconfin'd; […]
  4. A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain. US
    — He that before ran in the pastures wild / Felt the stiff curb controul his angry jaws.
  5. A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers. Canada,US
  6. A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. US
动词 v.
  1. To check, restrain or control. US,transitive
    — Curb your dog
  2. To rein in. US,transitive
  3. To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb; to restrain (a bank of earth, etc.) by a curb. US,transitive
  4. Ellipsis of curb stomp. US,abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,slang
  5. To bring to a stop beside a curb. US,transitive
    — As had become her habit, Jane rove past her destination and curbed the car on a side street a block and a half away.
  6. To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb. US,transitive
  7. To bend or curve. US,transitive
    — [B]y crooked and curbed lines, wee looke within the water; for our eie ſight doth bend and turne againe perforce, by reason that the matter of the water is more thicke; which is the cauſe, that we ſee the mariners oare in the ſea a farre off, as it were crooked.
  8. To crouch; to cringe. US,intransitive
    — Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, / Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good.

词形变化

curbs plural kerb alternative,UK kirb alternative,obsolete curbs present,singular,third-person curbing participle,present curbed participle,past curbed past kerb alternative,UK kirb alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
behedge guard govern smother bind chasten check inhibit contain vanquish cork curb bury curtail dampen hamshackle hold back hold down limit repress restrain restrict shackle stay stifle stop straiten subdue suppress throttle underbring withhold withstrain
反义词
encourage incite promote provoke release thrill vent
上位词
control hinder
下位词
bridle gag muzzle silence
衍生词
bite the curb curb-appeal curb appeal curb bit curb-bit curb chain curb crawler curb cut curb cut effect curb extension curbless curb market curb number curb roof curb service curbside curbstone curb strip curb weight kick to the curb roof curb trading curb turtle curb curbable curber uncurb
相关词
curby curvature curve curvy

词源

词源 1
From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.
词源 2
From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.
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