Curb



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 马勒; v. 控制
• ［英］ n. 马勒; v. 控制 ( to restrain; check; control; restrain)
• ［类］ 反义词: goad ( 刺激)
• ［记］ 比较curd ( 凝乳) , curt ( 无礼的)
• ［例］ to curb one's anger

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French courbe curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from courbe curved, from Latin curvus
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws; also the chain or strap attached to it — see bit illustration
• 2. an enclosing frame, border, or edging
• 3. check, restraint price curb
• 4. a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine
• 5. an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
• 6. \［from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street\］ a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1530
• 1. to furnish with a curb
• 2. to check or control with or as if with a curb <trying to curb her curiosity
• 3. to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation
• Synonyms: see restrain

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