curbs

英 [kɜːbz]

美 [kɜːrbz]

v.  控制，抑制，限定，约束(不好的事物)
n.  起控制(或限制)作用的事物
curb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 控制;抑制;限定;约束
  If youcurbsomething, you control it and keep it within limits.
  1. ...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids...
     旨在控制艾滋病传播的广告
  2. Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
     俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。
  3. Curbis also a noun.
     
  4. He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.
     他呼吁对移民采取更严格的限制措施。
• VERB 控制，约束(情绪或行为)
  If youcurban emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control.
  1. He curbed his temper...
     他稳住了情绪。
  2. You must curb your extravagant tastes.
     你必须控制自己铺张奢侈的嗜好。
• → see:kerb

双语例句

• Japan has been hard hit by the export curbs.
  日本深受中国稀土出口限制的影响。
• It has imposed curbs on Chinese companies bringing workers across the Himalayas to build pipelines and power plants.
  它已对中国企业从本国引进工人，以修建管道与电厂的做法施加了限制。
• A critical outstanding issue is whether China will agree to have its emissions curbs monitored at an international level.
  关键的未决问题之一是，中国是否会同意让其减缓排放情况在国际层面得到监测。
• However, UK guidelines spared almost all investment firms from the most prescriptive curbs.
  然而，英国的指南让几乎所有投资公司免受多数规定的限制。
• A commentator in the China Daily said export curbs would encourage smuggling.
  《中国日报》的一位评论员说，限制出口会鼓励走私。
• In April they imposed new curbs on housing speculation, raising down-payment requirements and mortgage rates.
  在四月，他们对房地产投机者采取了强硬的新措施，提高了首付要求和按揭利率。
• Yet few states are prepared to accept costly and politically unpopular curbs on the consumption of fossil fuels.
  然而，很少有国家做好了限制化石燃料消费的准备。限制化石燃料消费成本高昂，而且在政治上不受欢迎。
• This limits competition, efficiency and structural change, works against small and medium enterprises, curbs investment and fosters a shadow economy.
  这限制了竞争、效率和结构性改革，不利于中小企业，同时阻碍了投资并培育了一个影子经济。
• Investment growth has been dampened by government curbs aimed at cooling a credit boom and surging housing costs.
  投资增长一直受到政府控制针对冷却信贷繁荣和飞涨的住房费用。
• Cortisol also curbs functions that would be nonessential or detrimental in a fight-or-flight situation.
  它还会抑制那些在一个逃跑或战斗处境吓无关紧要或有害的功能。