Word · Frequency #7037
curb
控制；限制；抑制
to control or limit something, especially something bad or undesirable
- 1.
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
减轻强度；抑制；限制在一定范围内
- 2.
keep to the curb
靠近路边
- 3.
place restrictions on
施加限制
牵狗在路边排便；减轻强度；抑制；限制在一定范围内；靠近路边；施加限制；抑制
In use
The government is trying to curb inflation.
She had to curb her anger during the heated argument.
The new policy aims to curb air pollution.
Verb forms
base curb · third person curbs · -ing curbing · past curbed · past participle curbed
及物动词，意为'抑制'。
Connections
Collocations
- curb spending
- 抑制开支
- The government introduced new measures to curb spending.政府推出了新措施来抑制开支。
- curb inflation
- 抑制通货膨胀
- The central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation.央行提高利率以抑制通货膨胀。
- curb one's anger
- 克制怒火
- He struggled to curb his anger during the meeting.他在会议上努力克制自己的怒火。
- curb the spread
- 遏制蔓延
- Vaccination is crucial to curb the spread of the virus.疫苗接种对于遏制病毒传播至关重要。
- curb emissions
- 减少排放
- Many countries have pledged to curb emissions by 2030.许多国家承诺到2030年减少排放。
- curb crime
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象马路边石（curb）挡住车轮，引申为“抑制”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式文书中控制或抑制某事物、日常交流中谈论自我克制 该词作动词时多用于正式或半正式场合，例如在政策、经济或个人行为描述中。口语中虽可理解，但更常见的口语化替代词是“control”或“hold back”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'verb', 'herb', 'blurb', 'suburb', and 'disturb' all share the same stressed vowel and ending /ɝb/ as 'curb', making them perfect rhymes. Note that 'herb' is sometimes pronounced without the 'h', and 'suburb' and 'disturb' have second-syllable stress but still rhyme. The spelling patterns are -erb (verb, herb) and -urb (blurb, suburb, disturb).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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