curb sth
The government is trying to curb inflation.
政府正在努力抑制通货膨胀。
路缘石；边石材料
curbings — plural of curbing
一排路缘石；用于建造路缘的材料。；车轮或轮胎因碰擦路缘而造成的损坏。；边石；边石的材料
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); also the material for such an edge
一排路缘石；用于建造路缘的材料。
A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb.
车轮或轮胎因碰擦路缘而造成的损坏。
The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).
The government is curbing inflation through strict monetary policies.
政府正在通过严格的货币政策抑制通货膨胀。
用法提示：此处curbing为动词现在分词，表示“抑制”。
He struggled with curbing his temper during the heated argument.
在激烈的争论中，他努力控制自己的脾气。
用法提示：此处curbing为动名词，作介词宾语，表示“控制”。
The car jumped the curb and damaged the concrete curbing.
汽车冲上路缘，撞坏了混凝土边石。
用法提示：此处curbing为名词，指路缘石或边石材料。
The government is trying to curb inflation.
政府正在努力抑制通货膨胀。
She had to curb her enthusiasm during the meeting.
她在会议期间不得不抑制自己的热情。
grammar · medium
易错句子The road has many curbings along the sidewalk.
正确表达The road has curbing along the sidewalk.
名词'curbing'表示路缘石或边石材料时不可数，不能加-s变为复数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He curbing his anger when he heard the news.
正确表达He was curbing his anger when he heard the news.
'curbing'是现在分词，用作谓语时必须与助动词be搭配构成进行时态，不能单独作谓语。
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