be kerbing (sth)
kerb 作动词表示'给…砌边石',现在分词用于进行时。
They are kerbing the driveway.
他们正在砌车道边石。
路缘;路边石
一条路缘石。
kerbing
一条路缘石。
A strip of kerb.
The city replaced the broken kerbing along the main street.
市政府更换了主要街道旁破损的路缘石。
用法提示:句中的 kerbing 为不可数名词,指沿街道铺设的路缘石。
He tripped on the kerbing and dropped his groceries.
他被路缘石绊了一下,手里的杂货掉了一地。
用法提示:此处 kerbing 作名词,指人行道与车道之间的路边石。
The kerbing here is painted yellow to warn drivers.
这里的路缘石涂成了黄色,以警示司机。
用法提示:该句中 kerbing 为名词,指用于分隔道路与行人道的边石。
kerb 作动词表示'给…砌边石',现在分词用于进行时。
They are kerbing the driveway.
他们正在砌车道边石。
现在分词作定语修饰名词,表示用途或功能。
The kerbing stones are smooth.
这些砌边石用的石头很光滑。
名词,特指某一处的路边石。
The kerbing is cracked in several places.
路边石有多处裂缝。
kerbing 作为不可数名词,常与安装、修理等动词搭配。
They installed new kerbing last month.
他们上个月安装了新的路边石。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers are curbing the road.
正确表达The workers are kerbing the road.
中文学习者常混淆 kerbing(安装路缘石)和 curbing(抑制),两者拼写相近但含义不同。kerb 指路缘石,curb 指抑制;作为动词时,kerbing 表示铺设路缘石,而 curbing 表示抑制。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to repair the kerbing on this street.
正确表达We need to repair the kerb on this street.
中文学习者误将 kerbing(动名词/分词)用作名词,但在表示‘路缘石’这一物体时,标准名词应为 kerb 或 kerbstone。kerbing 通常作为动词的-ing 形式,或作为不可数名词指路缘石的材料或安装工作,但在‘修理某个具体路缘石’的语境中,用 kerb 更自然。
kerbing是动词的现在分词形式,表示‘铺设路边石’的动作;而kerb是名词,指路边石本身。
kerbing是英式拼写,curbing是美式拼写,意思和用法完全相同。
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