curb spending
collocation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。
控制；限制；抑制
curbs — third person singular of curb
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控制；限制；抑制
to control or limit something, especially something bad or undesirable
The government is trying to curb inflation.
政府正试图抑制通货膨胀。
减轻强度；抑制；限制在一定范围内
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
靠近路边
keep to the curb
施加限制
place restrictions on
curb
Base
原形
curbs
3rd person
第三人称单数
curbing
-ing
现在分词
curbed
Past
过去式
curbed
Past participle
过去分词
The new law curbs excessive spending.
这项新法律抑制了过度开支。
She curbed her anger during the meeting.
她在会议期间抑制住了自己的愤怒。
He has curbed his habit of smoking.
他已经抑制住了吸烟的习惯。
及物动词，意为'抑制'。
She had to curb her anger during the heated argument.
她在激烈的争论中不得不抑制自己的愤怒。
The new policy aims to curb air pollution.
新政策旨在控制空气污染。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
遏制犯罪
The new police strategy aims to curb crime in the city.
新的警方策略旨在遏制该市的犯罪。
抑制某人的热情
He had to curb his enthusiasm when the project was delayed.
当项目推迟时，他不得不抑制自己的热情。
控制食欲
She tried to curb her appetite by drinking water before meals.
她试图通过饭前喝水来控制食欲。
控制脾气
He took deep breaths to curb his temper during the argument.
在争论中，他深呼吸来控制自己的脾气。
《抑制你的热情》
The phrase 'curb your enthusiasm' means to restrain one's excitement.
短语 'curb your enthusiasm' 意思是抑制兴奋。
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想象马路边石（curb）挡住车轮，引申为“抑制”。
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”。
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).
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